About Gopala Village

Gopala is a large village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,133 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577144
Area (hectares)	851.08 hectares
Population	2,241
Male Population	1,133
Female Population	1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopala compares

By the 2011 count Gopala is the 13th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 851.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gopala

Gopala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopala as Available within village. 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 Gopala from other places

Gopala lies about 49 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 5.4 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 Gopala
Nearest railway station	Masarahalli	5.4 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	12 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	49 km

Villages closest to Gopala

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

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Common questions about Gopala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopala village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 13th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Gopala village has 1,133 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gopala is 577144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopala covers 851.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopala falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gopala is Masarahalli, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopala.

Gopala is about 49 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopala is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Masarahalli is about 5.4 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 9.8 km away. Tarikere is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.