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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,905, made up of 1,018 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841211
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,905
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur as Available within village. 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 43 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Juara, about 2.2 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 Dumri Juara 2.2 km
Nearest town Maner 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 12 km
District headquarters Saran 43 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 1,905. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,018 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 841211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dumri Juara, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 43 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Dumri Juara is about 2.2 km away. Maner is about 9.8 km away. Chapra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singahi (under 2 km), Bazidpur (under 2 km) and Mehrauli (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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