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About Gopashitta Village

Gopashitta is a mid sized village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 334 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopashitta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopashitta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581317
Area (hectares) 1056.68 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 334
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopashitta compares

By the 2011 count Gopashitta is the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 1056.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Gopashitta

Gopashitta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopashitta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopashitta from other places

Gopashitta lies about 46 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Asnoti, about 7.9 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 Gopashitta
Nearest railway station Asnoti 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwar 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 46 km

Villages closest to Gopashitta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopashitta village had a population of 641. That makes it the 26th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Gopashitta village has 334 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopashitta has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Gopashitta is 581317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopashitta covers 1056.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopashitta falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gopashitta is Asnoti, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopashitta.

Gopashitta is about 46 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopashitta is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Asnoti is about 7.9 km away. Karwar is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maigini (2.9 km), Bolshitta (3.0 km) and Halgejoog (3.3 km).

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

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