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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,288 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.37 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 205.37 hectares
Population 2,524
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 53rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 205.37 hectares work out to about 12 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 966.

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 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 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 25 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Khajurhat Railway Station 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 25 km
District headquarters Faizabad 25 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 25 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 2,524. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Gopalpur village has 1,288 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 960 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 966.

Gopalpur covers 205.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 25 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Sohawal is about 25 km away. Faizabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Namoo (3.9 km), Sihaita Lohani (4.6 km) and Manapur (5.5 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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