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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,612, made up of 1,368 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271211
Area (hectares) 328.08 hectares
Population 2,612
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 72nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 328.08 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

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 <5 km distance. 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 16 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 13 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 Bhawanipur Kalan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 16 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 16 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 2,612. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,368 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 271211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 328.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 16 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Bhawanipur Kalan is about 13 km away. Balrampur is about 16 km away. Balrāmpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Nagar (1.5 km), Tilakpur (3.1 km) and Singhwapur (4.5 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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