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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 619 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.31 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 113.31 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 619
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 113.31 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gopalpur

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 44 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about under 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 Baragopal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 9.1 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 10 km
District headquarters Saran 44 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 1,222. That makes it the 75th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Gopalpur village has 619 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 974 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 963.

Gopalpur covers 113.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Baragopal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 44 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 Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Baragopal is about under 2 km away. Garkha is about 9.1 km away. Dighwāra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhot Jhaua (under 2 km), Haqiuatpur (under 2 km) and Santha (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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