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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 394 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 394
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 1040.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 38 km from Balaghat. 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
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 2.2 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 22 km
District headquarters Balaghat 38 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katangi 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 785. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Gopalpur village has 394 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 992 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 1040.

Gopalpur covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gopalpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 38 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Katangi is about 2.2 km away. Wārāseonī is about 22 km away. Balaghat is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umri (under 2 km), Bopli (under 2 km) and Ujad Bopli (under 2 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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