About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,070, made up of 3,240 males and 2,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841217, 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	Sonepur
Pincode	841217
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	6,070
Male Population	3,240
Female Population	2,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 60 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Nayagaon, about 1.6 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	Nayagaon	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	8.6 km
District headquarters	Saran	60 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonepur 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 6,070. That makes it the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Gopalpur village has 3,240 males and 2,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 841217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Nayagaon, about 1.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 60 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 Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Nayagaon is about 1.6 km away. Sonepur is about 8.6 km away. Saran is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.