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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 724 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 253.26 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 724
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 29th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 253.26 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 <5 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 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 3.4 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 Barabambo 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 11 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 14 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 84 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 1,436. That makes it the 29th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gopalpur village has 724 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 253.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Barabambo, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gopalpur is about 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 3.4 km away. Potka is about 11 km away. Chakradharpur 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 Gitilata (2.0 km), Sona Posh (2.4 km) and Bargikocha (3.2 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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