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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,305, made up of 1,200 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Pincode 852215
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 2,305
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 24 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.7 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 town Madhepura 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Dauram Madhepura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 24 km
District headquarters Supaul 24 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 2,305. That makes it the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,200 males and 1,105 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 852215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Dauram Madhepura, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 24 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Madhepura is about 5.8 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 6.7 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhithi Hanuman Nagar (7.0 km), Gidhani (11 km) and Aurahi (12 km).

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

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