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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 140 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 140
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.0 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 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 274. That makes it the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gopalpur village has 140 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 3.0 km away. Bengabad is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishnudih (1.6 km), Jogidih (1.7 km) and Lakhanpur (2.7 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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