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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,926, made up of 1,506 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.9 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 526.9 hectares
Population 2,926
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 52nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 526.9 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 21 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Baheri, about 2.7 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 Baheri 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 21 km
District headquarters Ballia 21 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rasra 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 2,926. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,506 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Gopalpur covers 526.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Baheri, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 21 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 2.7 km away. Rasra is about 21 km away. Ballia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur T Sikriya Kala (under 2 km), Sikriya Kala (under 2 km) and Sikriya Khurd (under 2 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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