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About Gopa Village

Gopa is a mid sized village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 723 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 530.78 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 723
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopa compares

By the 2011 count Gopa is the 43rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 530.78 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 923.

Getting to Gopa

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

Gopa lies about 33 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 8.1 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 Gopa
Nearest railway station Gangakher 8.1 km
Nearest town Gangākher 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 33 km
District headquarters Parbhani 33 km

Villages closest to Gopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopa village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Gopa village has 723 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gopa is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopa covers 530.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopa falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gopa is Gangakher, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopa.

Gopa is about 33 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopa is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Gangakher is about 8.1 km away. Gangākher is about 8.8 km away. Gangakhed is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waghalgaon Gopa (under 2 km), Iralad (1.9 km) and Mardasgaon (2.1 km).

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

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