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About Gopaldih Village

Gopaldih is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 306 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 33.16 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 306
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopaldih compares

By the 2011 count Gopaldih is the 89th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 33.16 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gopaldih

Gopaldih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopaldih as Available within 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 Gopaldih from other places

Gopaldih lies about 22 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 4.0 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 Gopaldih
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 4.0 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 22 km
District headquarters Palamu 22 km

Villages closest to Gopaldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopaldih village had a population of 565. That makes it the 89th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Gopaldih village has 306 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopaldih has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gopaldih is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopaldih covers 33.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopaldih falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopaldih is Chaudhribandh, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance for Gopaldih.

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

Gopaldih is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 4.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Panki 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 Khankhar (5.4 km), Haldi (6.7 km) and Barwadih (8.3 km).

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

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