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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 148 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.07 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 26.07 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 148
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 236th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 26.07 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 11 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 10 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 Domingarh 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 15 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 302. That makes it the 236th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Gopalpur village has 148 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Gopalpur covers 26.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Domingarh, about 10 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 11 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Sahjanwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandrai (under 2 km), Mahuadar (under 2 km) and Chaparhat (1.5 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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