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About Gosopali Village

Gosopali is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 405 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Gosopali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosopali village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 405
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosopali compares

By the 2011 count Gosopali is the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gosopali

Gosopali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gosopali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosopali from other places

Gosopali lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 15 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 Gosopali
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 4.6 km
Nearest town Maniar 13 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Gosopali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darauli 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 Gosopali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosopali village had a population of 817. That makes it the 65th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Gosopali village has 405 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosopali has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Gosopali covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosopali falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gosopali is Karchhue, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosopali.

Gosopali is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosopali is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 4.6 km away. Maniar is about 13 km away. Karchhue is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmanandpur (under 2 km), Munjwania (under 2 km) and Basuapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gosopali today is likely to be higher.

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