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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 335 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 335
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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 village. 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 136 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 42 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 Bilaigarh 15 km
Nearest town Saraipali 39 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 136 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 659. That makes it the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gopalpur village has 335 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Baradwar, about 42 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 village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 136 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 15 km away. Saraipali is about 39 km away. Baradwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduwa (under 2 km), Khamhariya (under 2 km) and Benduwa (under 2 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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