About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,651, made up of 1,908 males and 1,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Khaira
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	3,651
Male Population	1,908
Female Population	1,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 7.4 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 10 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	Khaira	under 2 km
District headquarters	Jamui	7.4 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	10 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaira 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 3,651. That makes it the 19th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,908 males and 1,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Gopalpur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Chaura BH, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 7.4 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about under 2 km away. Jamui is about 7.4 km away. Jamūī is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.