About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 352 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	46 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	352
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 118th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 5.9 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 4.0 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	Jiradei	4.0 km
District headquarters	Siwan	5.9 km
Nearest town	Siwān	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	19 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 638. That makes it the 118th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Gopalpur village has 352 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Gopalpur covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Jiradei, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 5.9 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 4.0 km away. Siwan is about 5.9 km away. Siwān is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.