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About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,721, made up of 1,391 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606103
Area (hectares) 498.35 hectares
Population 2,721
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapuram is the 34th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 498.35 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 963.

Getting to Gopalapuram

Gopalapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalapuram 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalapuram from other places

Gopalapuram lies about 50 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Uttangalmangalam, about 6.7 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 Gopalapuram
Nearest railway station Uttangalmangalam 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 8.2 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapuram village had a population of 2,721. That makes it the 34th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 1,391 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 956 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 606103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 498.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapuram falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Uttangalmangalam, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalapuram.

Gopalapuram is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Uttangalmangalam is about 6.7 km away. Virudhachalam is about 8.2 km away. Cuddalore is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumaramangalam (under 2 km), Tholur (2.4 km) and Kulapakkam (2.7 km).

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

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