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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 575 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 339.87 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 575
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 339.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above 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 30 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Pali 13 km
Nearest town Katghora 14 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 26 km
District headquarters Korba 30 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali 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 1,157. That makes it the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Gopalpur village has 575 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 339.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Gevra Road, about 26 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 30 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 13 km away. Katghora is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhni Khurd (under 2 km), Kanjipani (1.7 km) and Chaitma (2.0 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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