About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 701 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636107, 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	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636107
Area (hectares)	419.04 hectares
Population	1,401
Male Population	701
Female Population	700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
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 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 419.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 986.

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 34 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ettapur Road, about 8.7 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 Gopalapuram
Nearest railway station	Ettapur Road	8.7 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	16 km
District headquarters	Salem	34 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Attur 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 1,401. That makes it the 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 701 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 999 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 636107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 419.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalapuram falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Ettapur Road, about 8.7 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 34 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Ettapur Road is about 8.7 km away. Narasingapuram is about 13 km away. Attur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.