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About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 255 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 616630, 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 616630
Area (hectares) 195.38 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 255
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapuram is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 195.38 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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 <5 km distance. 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 48 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 10 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 15 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 20 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 48 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manamelkudi 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 540. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 255 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 616630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 195.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapuram falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Ayingudi, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalapuram.

Gopalapuram is about 48 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 10 km away. Ayingudi is about 15 km away. Arantāngi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanavayal (under 2 km), Thinayakudi (under 2 km) and Dharmarajanvayal (1.7 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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