About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,753, made up of 903 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Koilwar
Pincode	802161
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	1,753
Male Population	903
Female Population	850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 35th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 24 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gopalpur
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koilwar	24 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	24 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koilwar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 1,753. That makes it the 35th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Gopalpur village has 903 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 802161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Pawakhali, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 24 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 4.1 km away. Pawakhali is about 16 km away. Koilwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.