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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 343 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758014
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 343
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 79th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Basantapur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 13 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 13 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 13 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 679. That makes it the 79th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Gopalpur village has 343 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 758014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalpur falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Basantapur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

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

Gopalpur is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 3.4 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 13 km away. Kendujhar 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 Raghunathapur (3.7 km), Ratanpur (5.6 km) and Guhalachatua (6.5 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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