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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 182 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.49 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 272.49 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 182
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 112th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 272.49 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 45 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 38 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 Gairatganj 4.5 km
Nearest town Begamganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 38 km
District headquarters Raisen 45 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 331. That makes it the 112th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Gopalpur village has 182 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Gopalpur covers 272.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sorai, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 45 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 Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 4.5 km away. Begamganj is about 22 km away. Sorai 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 Mularmeta (under 2 km), Usharmeta (under 2 km) and Khidki (1.9 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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