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About Gapalpur Village

Gapalpur is a small village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 50 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gapalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gapalpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 50
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gapalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gapalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gapalpur

Gapalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gapalpur as Available within 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 Gapalpur from other places

Gapalpur 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 Gapalpur
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 14 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 14 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 24 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Gapalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gapalpur village had a population of 110. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Gapalpur village has 50 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gapalpur has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gapalpur is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gapalpur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gapalpur falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gapalpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gapalpur.

Gapalpur 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.

Gapalpur is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 14 km away. Karanjiā is about 14 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 Malharpada (7.5 km), Salarapada (7.5 km) and Bhanraposi (9.7 km).

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

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