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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 750 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.51 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 981.51 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 750
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 20th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 981.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. 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 50 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 27 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 Majhgawan 26 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 27 km
Nearest town Atarra 37 km
District headquarters Satna 50 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhgawan 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 1,445. That makes it the 20th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gopalpur village has 750 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Gopalpur covers 981.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalpur falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Majhagawan, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

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

Gopalpur is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 26 km away. Majhagawan is about 27 km away. Atarra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathara Chaur (under 2 km), Tharpahad (under 2 km) and Bansakar (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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