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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 82 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Population 158
Male Population 82
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 353rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 163 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 3.3 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 Sarnath 3.3 km
Nearest town Varanasi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 20 km
District headquarters Basti 163 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 158. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Gopalpur village has 82 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Gopalpur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sarnath, about 3.3 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 163 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 3.3 km away. Varanasi is about 6.6 km away. Bhanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saltaua Gopalpur (under 2 km), Rustampur (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (1.8 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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