About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 517 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	1,004
Male Population	517
Female Population	487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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 69 km from Shimla. 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	Rampur	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	69 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 1,004. That makes it the 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Gopalpur village has 517 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station 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 69 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.