About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 124 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.1 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	40.1 hectares
Population	239
Male Population	124
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 177th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 40.1 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 7.9 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	Khurial	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Katihar	34 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 239. That makes it the 177th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gopalpur village has 124 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Gopalpur covers 40.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Khurial, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 34 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about 7.9 km away. Azamnagar is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.