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About Gopal Pur Village

Gopal Pur is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 542 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.16 hectares hectares.

Gopal Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Pur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 315.16 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 542
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopal Pur compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Pur is the 34th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 315.16 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gopal Pur

Gopal Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopal Pur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopal Pur from other places

Gopal Pur lies about 50 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 7.7 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 Gopal Pur
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 7.7 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 50 km

Villages closest to Gopal Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohagpur 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 Gopal Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Pur village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 34th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Gopal Pur village has 542 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Pur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Gopal Pur covers 315.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopal Pur falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Pur is Sobhapur, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Gopal Pur.

Gopal Pur is about 50 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Pur is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 7.3 km away. Sohāgpur is about 7.3 km away. Sobhapur is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niman Mudha (under 2 km), Kohani (1.7 km) and Barbatpur (2.3 km).

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

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