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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 152 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832108
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 152
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 190th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gopalpur

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

Gopalpur lies about 3.4 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, 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
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 3.4 km
Nearest town Bhetia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 25 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur 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 294. That makes it the 190th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Gopalpur village has 152 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 832108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sini Junction, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 3.4 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 3.4 km away. Sini Junction is about 3.4 km away. Bhetia 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 Kamalpur (3.4 km), Kushnopur (5.0 km) and Balarampur (5.5 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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