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About Gopalian Village

Gopalian is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 168 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146103
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 168
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Gopalian compares

By the 2011 count Gopalian is the 239th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gopalian

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

Gopalian lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 Gopalian
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 14 km
Nearest town Banga 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 24 km

Villages closest to Gopalian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalian village had a population of 341. That makes it the 239th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gopalian village has 168 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalian has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gopalian is 146103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalian covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalian falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gopalian is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 Gopalian.

Gopalian is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalian is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 14 km away. Banga is about 19 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangliana (under 2 km), Bham (1.6 km) and Untwal (1.7 km).

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

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