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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 50 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 50
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 78th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

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 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Munger, 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
Nearest railway station Kajra 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 16 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 18 km
District headquarters Munger 27 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 91. That makes it the 78th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Gopalpur village has 50 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Gopalpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger 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 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 27 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Kajra is about 8.0 km away. Dharhara is about 16 km away. Luckeesarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipura (3.8 km), Dharbara Kasba Arazi (3.8 km) and Paharpur (4.5 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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