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About Gopalasamuthiram Village

Gopalasamuthiram is one of the larger villages in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,427, made up of 3,672 males and 3,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalasamuthiram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalasamuthiram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609102
Area (hectares) 737.79 hectares
Population 7,427
Male Population 3,672
Female Population 3,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalasamuthiram compares

By the 2011 count Gopalasamuthiram is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 737.79 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gopalasamuthiram

Gopalasamuthiram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalasamuthiram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalasamuthiram from other places

Gopalasamuthiram lies about 61 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 3.5 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 Gopalasamuthiram
Nearest railway station Kollidam 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 7.0 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 7.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 61 km

Villages closest to Gopalasamuthiram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalasamuthiram village had a population of 7,427. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Gopalasamuthiram village has 3,672 males and 3,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalasamuthiram has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gopalasamuthiram is 609102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalasamuthiram covers 737.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalasamuthiram falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopalasamuthiram is Kollidam, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalasamuthiram.

Gopalasamuthiram is about 61 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalasamuthiram is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 3.5 km away. Sirkali is about 7.0 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puthur (under 2 km), Thirumailadi (under 2 km) and Erukkur (2.0 km).

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

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