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About Gopalapura Village

Gopalapura is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 436 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573144
Area (hectares) 265.42 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 436
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalapura compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapura is the 85th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 265.42 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gopalapura

Gopalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalapura from other places

Gopalapura lies about 53 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 12 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 Gopalapura
Nearest railway station Banavar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 53 km

Villages closest to Gopalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapura village had a population of 855. That makes it the 85th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Gopalapura village has 436 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapura has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapura is 573144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapura covers 265.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapura falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapura is Banavar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalapura.

Gopalapura is about 53 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapura is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 12 km away. Arsikere is about 18 km away. Hassan is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arehalli (1.9 km), Nagasamudra (2.0 km) and Ahamedpura (2.4 km).

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

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