About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,681, made up of 3,418 males and 3,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Kalyanpur
Pincode	848102
Area (hectares)	319 hectares
Population	6,681
Male Population	3,418
Female Population	3,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 8th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 140 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Banahi, about 6.5 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	Banahi	6.5 km
Nearest town	Bela	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyanpur	11 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	140 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

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Common questions about Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 6,681. That makes it the 8th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,418 males and 3,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 848102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Banahi, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 140 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Banahi is about 6.5 km away. Bela is about 7.1 km away. Kalyanpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.