About Gopalapuram Village

Gopalapuram is a mid sized village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 708 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626136, 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	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626136
Area (hectares)	1088.78 hectares
Population	1,461
Male Population	708
Female Population	753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
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 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 1088.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 998.

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 39 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 6.0 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	Rajapalaiyam	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	6.8 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	39 km

Villages closest to Gopalapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajapalayam 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 1,461. That makes it the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Gopalapuram village has 708 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapuram has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapuram is 626136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapuram covers 1088.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalapuram is Rajapalaiyam, about 6.0 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 39 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 Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalaiyam is about 6.0 km away. Rajapalayam is about 6.8 km away. Virudhunagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.