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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 467 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.46 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 267.46 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 467
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 237th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 267.46 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Gopalpur

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

Gopalpur lies about 18 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sunamai Halt, about 1.8 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Sunamai Halt 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 11 km
Nearest town Atraulī 11 km
District headquarters Aligarh 18 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur village had a population of 888. That makes it the 237th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Gopalpur village has 467 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Gopalpur covers 267.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sunamai Halt, about 1.8 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 Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 18 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Sunamai Halt is about 1.8 km away. Atrauli is about 11 km away. Atraulī is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahaka (1.6 km), Arni (2.9 km) and Muzaffara (3.0 km).

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

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