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About Gopi Village

Gopi is one of the larger villages in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,967, made up of 3,643 males and 3,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1662.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 204215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 204215
Area (hectares) 1662.67 hectares
Population 6,967
Male Population 3,643
Female Population 3,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopi compares

By the 2011 count Gopi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 1662.67 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 881.

Getting to Gopi

Gopi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopi from other places

Gopi lies about 28 km from Aligarh. 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 Gopi
Nearest town Sikandra Rao 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 28 km
District headquarters Aligarh 28 km

Villages closest to Gopi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopi village had a population of 6,967. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Gopi village has 3,643 males and 3,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Gopi is 204215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopi covers 1662.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopi falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gopi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gopi is about 28 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopi is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Sikandra Rao is about 9.2 km away. Koil is about 28 km away. Aligarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manai (3.0 km), Dhaurai (3.1 km) and Ladhauwa (3.1 km).

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

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