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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 354 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 354
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 31 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 4.0 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 Jiradei 4.0 km
Nearest town Siwān 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 31 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua 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 711. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Gopalpur village has 354 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Gopalpur covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Jiradei, about 4.0 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 31 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jiradei is about 4.0 km away. Siwān is about 5.9 km away. Hathua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhea (2.9 km), Repura (3.4 km) and Atwa Karan Urf Mahadewa (6.4 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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