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About Gopalipur Village

Gopalipur is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,352, made up of 1,764 males and 1,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 3,352
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalipur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalipur is the 51st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gopalipur

Gopalipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gopalipur from other places

Gopalipur lies about 36 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 9.4 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 Gopalipur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 9.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
District headquarters Allahabad 36 km

Villages closest to Gopalipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalipur village had a population of 3,352. That makes it the 51st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Gopalipur village has 1,764 males and 1,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalipur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gopalipur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalipur covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalipur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalipur is Handia Khas, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalipur.

Gopalipur is about 36 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalipur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 8.7 km away. Handia Khas is about 9.4 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanda (under 2 km), Hakimpur (under 2 km) and Kamanapur (under 2 km).

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

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