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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 412 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140025
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 412
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 73rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, 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 Morinda Junction 3.4 km
Nearest town Morinda 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 772. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Gopalpur village has 412 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 140025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Morinda Junction, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 16 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 3.4 km away. Morinda is about 4.1 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathwalpur (under 2 km), Kainaur (under 2 km) and Saheri (1.6 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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