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About Gopi Dhaut Village

Gopi Dhaut is a large village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,350, made up of 1,254 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Gopi Dhaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopi Dhaut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Saraiya
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 2,350
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Gopi Dhaut compares

By the 2011 count Gopi Dhaut is the 48th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gopi Dhaut

Gopi Dhaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopi Dhaut 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 Gopi Dhaut from other places

Gopi Dhaut lies about 36 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.0 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 Gopi Dhaut
Nearest town Lālganj 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Lalganj Pakri 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiya 29 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Gopi Dhaut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiya 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 Gopi Dhaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopi Dhaut village had a population of 2,350. That makes it the 48th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Gopi Dhaut village has 1,254 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopi Dhaut has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Gopi Dhaut covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopi Dhaut falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopi Dhaut is Lalganj Pakri, about 5.0 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 Gopi Dhaut.

Gopi Dhaut is about 36 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopi Dhaut is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Lālganj is about 2.7 km away. Lalganj Pakri is about 5.0 km away. Saraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaintpur (3.5 km), Gopalpur Urf Neura (6.0 km) and Atraulia (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopi Dhaut today is likely to be higher.

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