About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Bajpatti tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 480 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Bajpatti
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	950
Male Population	480
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 48th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

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 40 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 23 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	Janakpur Road	23 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bajpatti	29 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	40 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bajpatti 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 950. That makes it the 48th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents.

Gopalpur village has 480 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Gopalpur covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Janakpur Road, about 23 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 40 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 23 km away. Jainagar is about 24 km away. Bajpatti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.