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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,157 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 2,204
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 26th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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 59 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, 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 Gopalpur
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 14 km
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 17 km
Nearest town Nokha 17 km
District headquarters Rohtas 59 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara 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 2,204. That makes it the 26th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,157 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Gopalpur covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Khairadih Halt, about 17 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 59 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 14 km away. Khairadih Halt is about 17 km away. Nokha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misraulia (under 2 km), Pipri (4.0 km) and Narayanpur (4.3 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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