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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 540 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bikram
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 540
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 29 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Patel Halt, about 14 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 Bikram 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Patel Halt 14 km
District headquarters Patna 29 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram 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 1,008. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Gopalpur village has 540 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Gopalpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Patel Halt, about 14 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 29 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 4.6 km away. Patel Halt is about 14 km away. Patna 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 Harpur (under 2 km), Bauwan (under 2 km) and Mahammadpur (under 2 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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