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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 142 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, 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 Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 96.63 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 142
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
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 113th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 96.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

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 120 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 66 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 Mainpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 66 km
Nearest town Umarkot 71 km
District headquarters Raipur 120 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainpur 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 317. That makes it the 113th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Gopalpur village has 142 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 96.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Lakhna, about 66 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 120 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 Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 1.9 km away. Lakhna is about 66 km away. Umarkot is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodobhat (under 2 km), Kodobhatha (under 2 km) and Hardibhata (1.5 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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