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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 492 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Pincode 846001
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 492
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 45th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 120 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about 5.1 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 railway station Brij Kishor Halt 5.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 27 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 120 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 923. That makes it the 45th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Gopalpur village has 492 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 846001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Brij Kishor Halt, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 120 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Brij Kishor Halt is about 5.1 km away. Barauli is about 13 km away. Hanumannagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahnauli (8.5 km), Bhawanipur (9.2 km) and Mahamadpur (12 km).

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

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