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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 261 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144302
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 261
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 105th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gopalpur

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 <5 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 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 8.1 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 Bahram 8.1 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 30 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 510. That makes it the 105th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Gopalpur village has 261 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 144302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bahram, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bahram is about 8.1 km away. Phagwāra is about 12 km away. Jalandhar I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolike Sunderpur (4.4 km), Kathar (9.7 km) and Subhana (12 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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