About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,639, made up of 1,293 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1038.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	493551
Area (hectares)	1038.55 hectares
Population	2,639
Male Population	1,293
Female Population	1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 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 835 residents. Its 1038.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

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 - 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 52 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 32 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	Pithora	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bagbahra	32 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	46 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	52 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 2,639. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,293 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 1038.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bagbahra, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 52 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 6.1 km away. Bagbahra is about 32 km away. Saraipali is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.