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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 678 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.4 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 185.4 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 678
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 185.4 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 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 Barkagaon Halt 11 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhwalia 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 1,422. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Gopalpur village has 678 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Gopalpur covers 185.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 30 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barkagaon Halt is about 11 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Sidhwalia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaji Gaura (7.9 km), Madhopur (9.9 km) and Jalalpur Kalan (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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