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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 593 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.85 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 37.85 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 593
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 37.85 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

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 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 34 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.8 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 Pach Deuri 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 5.8 km
Nearest town Kataiya 6.7 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 34 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 1,221. That makes it the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Gopalpur village has 593 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

Gopalpur covers 37.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 34 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 Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Pach Deuri is about 4.6 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.8 km away. Kataiya is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawa (under 2 km), Baherwa (1.6 km) and Motipur (2.1 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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