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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 536 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 233.86 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 536
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 233.86 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 19 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 Ratanpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 19 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 26 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 1,039. That makes it the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Gopalpur village has 536 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 233.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Ghutku, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 11 km away. Ghutku is about 19 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaha (2.9 km), Machkhanda (4.3 km) and Jhalmala (6.3 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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