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About Gopalwala Village

Gopalwala is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 224 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246747, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalwala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246747
Area (hectares) 145.7 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 224
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalwala compares

By the 2011 count Gopalwala is the 469th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 145.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gopalwala

Gopalwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopalwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gopalwala from other places

Gopalwala lies about 43 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Nagina, about 15 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 Gopalwala
Nearest town Nagīna 13 km
Nearest railway station Nagina 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 22 km
District headquarters Bijnor 43 km

Villages closest to Gopalwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 Gopalwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalwala village had a population of 431. That makes it the 469th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Gopalwala village has 224 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalwala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gopalwala is 246747. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalwala covers 145.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalwala falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalwala is Nagina, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalwala.

Gopalwala is about 43 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalwala is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nagīna is about 13 km away. Nagina is about 15 km away. Dhampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahalawala (under 2 km), Narainwala (1.9 km) and Harbans Wala (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gopalwala today is likely to be higher.

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