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About Gopo Village

Gopo is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 539 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 980 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 829134
Area (hectares) 980 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 539
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopo compares

By the 2011 count Gopo is the 50th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 980 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gopo

Gopo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gopo from other places

Gopo lies about 50 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 9.2 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 Gopo
Nearest railway station Jogeswar Bihar 9.2 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 22 km
District headquarters Bokaro 50 km

Villages closest to Gopo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gumia 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 Gopo

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopo village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 50th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Gopo village has 539 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopo has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gopo is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopo covers 980 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopo falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopo is Jogeswar Bihar, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopo.

Gopo is about 50 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopo is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 9.2 km away. Chitarpur is about 11 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palu (under 2 km), Haradgara (1.9 km) and Chotakipunu (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopo today is likely to be higher.

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