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About Gopurajapuram Village

Gopurajapuram is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,128 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopurajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopurajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614205
Area (hectares) 355.39 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopurajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gopurajapuram is the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 355.39 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gopurajapuram

Gopurajapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopurajapuram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopurajapuram from other places

Gopurajapuram lies about 22 km from Thanjavur. 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 Gopurajapuram
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam under 2 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 22 km

Villages closest to Gopurajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopurajapuram village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Gopurajapuram village has 1,128 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopurajapuram has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gopurajapuram is 614205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopurajapuram covers 355.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopurajapuram falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Gopurajapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopurajapuram.

Gopurajapuram is about 22 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopurajapuram is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Papanasam is about under 2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 13 km away. Thanjavur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalancheri (1.7 km), Arumanallur (2.3 km) and Ponmeindanallur (2.3 km).

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

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