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About Gopila Village

Gopila is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 105 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 153.08 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 105
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopila compares

By the 2011 count Gopila is the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 153.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gopila

Gopila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gopila from other places

Gopila lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 Gopila
Tehsil headquarters Rania 16 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 18 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km

Villages closest to Gopila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopila village had a population of 217. That makes it the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Gopila village has 105 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopila has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Gopila is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopila covers 153.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopila falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopila is Govindpur Road, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopila.

Gopila is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopila is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 16 km away. Govindpur Road is about 18 km away. Khunti 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 Dembukel (6.3 km), Gondra (6.9 km) and Koinara (8.2 km).

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

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