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About Gopiralayam Village

Gopiralayam is a mid sized village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 398 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopiralayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopiralayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Mannargudi
Pincode 614016
Area (hectares) 297.38 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 398
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopiralayam compares

By the 2011 count Gopiralayam is the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 297.38 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Gopiralayam

Gopiralayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopiralayam 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 Gopiralayam from other places

Gopiralayam lies about 26 km from Thiruvarur. 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 Gopiralayam
Tehsil headquarters Mannargudi 2.5 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 26 km

Villages closest to Gopiralayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopiralayam village had a population of 785. That makes it the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Gopiralayam village has 398 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopiralayam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Gopiralayam is 614016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopiralayam covers 297.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopiralayam falls under Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Gopiralayam 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 Gopiralayam.

Gopiralayam is about 26 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopiralayam is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mannargudi is about 2.5 km away. Thiruvarur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asesham (under 2 km), Sundarakkottai (1.9 km) and Neduvakkottai (2.4 km).

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

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