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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 146 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 72.61 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 146
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 165th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 72.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 42 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 Baramkela 7.0 km
Nearest town Bargarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 40 km
District headquarters Raigarh 42 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 267. That makes it the 165th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Gopalpur village has 146 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 72.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 42 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.0 km away. Bargarh is about 38 km away. Bargarh Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirri (under 2 km), Sahajpali (under 2 km) and Kamrid (1.6 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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