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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 188 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 96.53 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 188
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
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 55th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 96.53 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Sarkaghat 5.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 396. That makes it the 55th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Gopalpur village has 188 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 96.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 5.9 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nain (under 2 km), Maira Kusri (2.8 km) and Bahru (3.0 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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