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About Saltaua Gopalpur Village

Saltaua Gopalpur is a large village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,968, made up of 1,490 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltaua Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltaua Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272190
Area (hectares) 277.14 hectares
Population 2,968
Male Population 1,490
Female Population 1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saltaua Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Saltaua Gopalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 277.14 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Saltaua Gopalpur

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

How far is Saltaua Gopalpur from other places

Saltaua 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 Saltaua 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 Saltaua 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 Saltaua Gopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltaua Gopalpur village had a population of 2,968. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Saltaua Gopalpur village has 1,490 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltaua Gopalpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Saltaua Gopalpur is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltaua Gopalpur covers 277.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saltaua Gopalpur is Sarnath, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saltaua Gopalpur.

Saltaua 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.

Saltaua 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 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 Saltaua Gopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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