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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 440 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, 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 Dariapur
Pincode 841219
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 440
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 109th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 33 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, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 73 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 15 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 town Bikram 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Pali 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 19 km
District headquarters Saran 73 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 834. That makes it the 109th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Gopalpur village has 440 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 33 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 Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Pali, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 73 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 Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Bikram is about 5.5 km away. Pali is about 15 km away. Dariapur 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 Ibrahimpur (4.5 km), Dharam Chak (5.1 km) and Dhannechapra (6.4 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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