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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 79 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757092
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 79
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 157th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

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 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 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 24 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 town Karanjiā 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 22 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 24 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangiriposi 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 162. That makes it the 157th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Gopalpur village has 79 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 757092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Kendujhargarh, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 94 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjiā is about 14 km away. Bangiriposi is about 22 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masinabila (5.8 km), Bhalupahadi (6.0 km) and Mohanpur (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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