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About Gopichettipalayam Village

Gopichettipalayam is a small village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 202 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopichettipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopichettipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 635305
Area (hectares) 284.1 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 202
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopichettipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Gopichettipalayam is the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 284.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gopichettipalayam

Gopichettipalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopichettipalayam as Available within village. 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 Gopichettipalayam from other places

Gopichettipalayam lies about 29 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Thonganur, 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 Gopichettipalayam
Nearest railway station Thonganur 6.7 km
Nearest town Harūr 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 29 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 29 km

Villages closest to Gopichettipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopichettipalayam village had a population of 406. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Gopichettipalayam village has 202 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopichettipalayam has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gopichettipalayam is 635305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopichettipalayam covers 284.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopichettipalayam falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopichettipalayam is Thonganur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopichettipalayam.

Gopichettipalayam is about 29 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopichettipalayam is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Thonganur is about 6.7 km away. Harūr is about 7.8 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peddur (under 2 km), Papichettipatti (under 2 km) and Thurinihalli (2.0 km).

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

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