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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 316 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, 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 Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272181
Area (hectares) 102.85 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 316
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 541st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 102.85 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 73 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 7.4 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 Gopalpur
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 21 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 26 km
District headquarters Basti 73 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 582. That makes it the 541st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gopalpur village has 316 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 272181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 102.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bridgemanganj, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 73 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 Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 7.4 km away. Harraiya is about 21 km away. Nautanwa is about 26 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 Panday (under 2 km), Bandai (under 2 km) and Shankarpur (2.2 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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