About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 1,007 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.3 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Area (hectares)	189.3 hectares
Population	1,914
Male Population	1,007
Female Population	907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 47th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 189.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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 18 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 8.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kajra	8.0 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	18 km
Nearest town	Luckeesarai	18 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 1,914. That makes it the 47th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,007 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Gopalpur covers 189.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Kajra, about 8.0 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 18 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 2.1 km away. Kajra is about 8.0 km away. Lakhisarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.