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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 66 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.04 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 14.04 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 66
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 14.04 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Gopalpur

The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 15 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 6.0 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 Bakhsha 6.0 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 129. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gopalpur village has 66 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Gopalpur covers 14.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bakhsha, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 6.0 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 14 km away. Kerakat 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 Sakara (1.7 km), Hasanpur (4.4 km) and Hirapur Machahati (4.5 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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