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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 424 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 424
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 13 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 13 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 13 km
Nearest town Khordha 43 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kegaon 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 865. That makes it the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Gopalpur village has 424 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bolagarh Road, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 13 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 3.3 km away. Kegaon is about 13 km away. Kalahandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (2.7 km), Kendupati (3.1 km) and Nuapada (6.8 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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