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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 417 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, 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 Nagra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 417
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Goldinganj, about 2.9 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 Goldinganj 2.9 km
Nearest town Maner 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 21 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 Nagra 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 43rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Gopalpur village has 417 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Goldinganj, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance 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 Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.9 km away. Maner is about 10 km away. Nagra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Hardi Chhapra (11 km) and Rampur (12 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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