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About Goppur Village

Goppur is a mid sized village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 530 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.1 hectares hectares.

Goppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goppur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Itarhi
Area (hectares) 91.1 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 530
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goppur compares

By the 2011 count Goppur is the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 91.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Goppur

Goppur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goppur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goppur from other places

Goppur lies about 61 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 2.4 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 Goppur
Nearest railway station Kumahu 2.4 km
Nearest town Sasarām 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarhi 22 km
District headquarters Buxar 61 km

Villages closest to Goppur

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

Common questions about Goppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Goppur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 64th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Goppur village has 530 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goppur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Goppur covers 91.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goppur falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goppur is Kumahu, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Goppur is about 61 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goppur is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Kumahu is about 2.4 km away. Sasarām is about 19 km away. Itarhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharhana (3.6 km), Khanta (5.1 km) and Jigna (5.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goppur today is likely to be higher.

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