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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 593 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 219.58 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 593
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 21st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 219.58 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 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 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 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 1,230. That makes it the 21st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gopalpur village has 593 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 219.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Tilbhita, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 4.0 km away. Tilbhita is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jampur (under 2 km), Neyagram (under 2 km) and Baghsisa (under 2 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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