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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 907 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 907
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 10+ km distance. 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 54 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 4.4 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 Panchra 4.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 30 km
District headquarters Jamtara 54 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nala 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 1,725. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Gopalpur village has 907 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Panchra, about 4.4 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 village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 54 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Panchra is about 4.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 7.1 km away. Nala 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 Baghatana (under 2 km), Agaiya (3.3 km) and Kuraljoria (4.6 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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