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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The village covers 64.9 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Area (hectares) 64.9 hectares

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Basukinath Railway Station 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

Gopalpur covers 64.9 hectares as recorded in the census.

Gopalpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 km away in a straight line.

Gopalpur is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Shikaripara is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.4 km), Durgapur (2.5 km) and Partabpur (3.7 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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