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About Gopipur Village

Gopipur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 301 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares.

Gopipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 37.81 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 301
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gopipur compares

By the 2011 count Gopipur is the 275th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Gopipur

The census records public bus service for Gopipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gopipur from other places

Gopipur lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Zafarabad Junction, about 5.8 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 Gopipur
Nearest railway station Zafarabad Junction 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Gopipur

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 Gopipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopipur village had a population of 676. That makes it the 275th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gopipur village has 301 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopipur has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Gopipur covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopipur is Zafarabad Junction, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopipur.

Gopipur is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopipur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Zafarabad Junction is about 5.8 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahora (3.1 km), Bhagtauli (3.1 km) and Balua (3.4 km).

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

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