About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 470 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	178.17 hectares
Population	918
Male Population	470
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 35th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 178.17 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1062.

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 within village. 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 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 918. That makes it the 35th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gopalpur village has 470 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 953 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 178.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Chamunda Marg, about 4.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 4.9 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.