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About Gopa Village

Gopa is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 368 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 1217 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 368
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopa compares

By the 2011 count Gopa is the 223rd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1217 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gopa

Gopa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopa from other places

Gopa lies about 123 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Bithri, about 7.0 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 Gopa
Nearest railway station Marwar Bithri 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 10 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 123 km

Villages closest to Gopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopa village had a population of 720. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Gopa village has 368 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopa has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gopa is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopa covers 1217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopa falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gopa is Marwar Bithri, about 7.0 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 village for Gopa.

Gopa is about 123 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopa is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Bithri is about 7.0 km away. Phalodi is about 10 km away. Jodhpur is about 123 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaheed Gopal Nagar (under 2 km), Bhojka (2.4 km) and Sadawata (3.3 km).

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

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