Skip to main content

About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 606 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 606
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 952.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 <5 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 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 11 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 town Kathhāra 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaridih 11 km
District headquarters Bokaro 28 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaridih 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 1,165. That makes it the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Gopalpur village has 606 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Gopalpur covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Jarangdih, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 9.3 km away. Jarangdih is about 11 km away. Jaridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beldih (5.1 km), Kamlapur (6.4 km) and Bharu (7.3 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All