About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,791, made up of 3,100 males and 2,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	611 hectares
Population	5,791
Male Population	3,100
Female Population	2,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	3.2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	28 km
District headquarters	Gaya	32 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 5,791. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,100 males and 2,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Gopalpur covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Paraiya, about 28 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 village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 3.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 3.2 km away. Paraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.