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About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a mid sized village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 573 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636904, 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 Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 636904
Area (hectares) 317.8 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 573
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapuram is the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 317.8 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 964.

Getting to Gopalapuram

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

Gopalapuram lies about 26 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 town Pālakkodu 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 26 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 26 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

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 Gopalapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapuram village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 573 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 958 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 636904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 317.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalapuram.

Gopalapuram is about 26 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Pālakkodu is about 4.5 km away. Palakkodu is about 5.6 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basuvapuram (under 2 km), Annamalaihalli (6.5 km) and Mekalanayakanahalli (16 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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