About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,766, made up of 6,647 males and 6,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hussainganj
Pincode	841226
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	12,766
Male Population	6,647
Female Population	6,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainganj	5.9 km
District headquarters	Siwan	5.9 km
Nearest town	Siwān	5.9 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hussainganj 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 12,766. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Gopalpur village has 6,647 males and 6,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 841226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalpur falls under Hussainganj 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 4.0 km away. Hussainganj is about 5.9 km away. Siwan is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.