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About Gopal Chak Village

Gopal Chak is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 462 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Gopal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 462
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Chak is the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gopal Chak

The census records public bus service for Gopal Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopal Chak from other places

Gopal Chak lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 2.5 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 Gopal Chak
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 2.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Gopal Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mairwa 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 Gopal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Chak village had a population of 883. That makes it the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Gopal Chak village has 462 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Chak has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Gopal Chak covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopal Chak falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Chak is Karchhue, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopal Chak.

Gopal Chak is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Chak is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 1.5 km away. Karchhue is about 2.5 km away. Siwan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muriyari (under 2 km), Belaspur (under 2 km) and Baraso (under 2 km).

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

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