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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 312 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.67 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 432.67 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 312
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 432.67 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 20 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 Gopalpur
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 12 km
Nearest town Bareli 12 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 20 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 601. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Gopalpur village has 312 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Gopalpur covers 432.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalpur falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Pipariya, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 12 km away. Bareli is about 12 km away. Pipariya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirawada Mukandi (under 2 km), Muwar (2.3 km) and Bhiladiya (2.6 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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