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About Gopikunte Village

Gopikunte is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 357 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 316.64 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 357
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopikunte compares

By the 2011 count Gopikunte is the 112th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 316.64 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gopikunte

The census records public bus service for Gopikunte as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gopikunte from other places

Gopikunte lies about 67 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 41 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 Gopikunte
Tehsil headquarters Sira 21 km
Nearest town Sīra 21 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 41 km
District headquarters Tumkur 67 km

Villages closest to Gopikunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopikunte village had a population of 760. That makes it the 112th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Gopikunte village has 357 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopikunte has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Gopikunte is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopikunte covers 316.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopikunte falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gopikunte is Pavagada, about 41 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopikunte.

Gopikunte is about 67 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopikunte is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 21 km away. Sīra is about 21 km away. Pavagada is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragur (1.9 km), Badenahalli (2.5 km) and Kaligonahalli (2.6 km).

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

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