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About Goapara Village

Goapara is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,528, made up of 2,915 males and 2,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares.

Goapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goapara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 5,528
Male Population 2,915
Female Population 2,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goapara compares

By the 2011 count Goapara is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Goapara

Goapara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goapara from other places

Goapara lies about 41 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kursela, about 17 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 Goapara
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Kursela 17 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Goapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupauli 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 Goapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goapara village had a population of 5,528. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Goapara village has 2,915 males and 2,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goapara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Goapara covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goapara falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goapara is Kursela, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goapara.

Goapara is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goapara is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 2.9 km away. Kursela is about 17 km away. Naugachhia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahabla (under 2 km), Mataili Khemnarain (1.6 km) and Mataili Khemchand (2.4 km).

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

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