About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a small village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 160 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625702, 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	Madurai
Tehsil	Peraiyur
Pincode	625702
Area (hectares)	121.98 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	160
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
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 65th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 121.98 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 46 km from Madurai. 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	Usilampatti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peraiyur	20 km
District headquarters	Madurai	46 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

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

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Common questions about Gopalapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapuram village had a population of 329. That makes it the 65th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 160 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 625702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 121.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapuram falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Gopalapuram notes the nearest railway station 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 46 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Usilampatti is about 14 km away. Peraiyur is about 20 km away. Madurai is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.