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About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 593 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626112, 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 Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626112
Area (hectares) 806.92 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 593
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapuram is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 806.92 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gopalapuram

Gopalapuram 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 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 <5 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 14 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 2.8 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 Aruppukkottai 2.8 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 14 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aruppukkottai 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 1,307. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 593 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 626112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 806.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopalapuram falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Aruppukkottai, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalapuram.

Gopalapuram is about 14 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapuram is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 2.8 km away. Virudhunagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayampatti (under 2 km), Kovilangulam (2.1 km) and Periyapuliampatti West (3.5 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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