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About Gopalkhed Village

Gopalkhed is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 661 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.05 hectares hectares.

Gopalkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 532.05 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 661
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalkhed compares

By the 2011 count Gopalkhed is the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 532.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gopalkhed

Gopalkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gopalkhed from other places

Gopalkhed lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 3.4 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 Gopalkhed
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 18 km
Nearest town Umbri 18 km

Villages closest to Gopalkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akola 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 Gopalkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalkhed village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gopalkhed village has 661 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalkhed has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Gopalkhed covers 532.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalkhed falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gopalkhed is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance for Gopalkhed.

Gopalkhed is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalkhed is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 3.4 km away. Akola is about 18 km away. Umbri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhigram (1.6 km), Wairat Rajapur (2.4 km) and Nirat (2.7 km).

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

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