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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 620 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.08 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 112.08 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 620
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 209th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 112.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 7.3 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 1,200. That makes it the 209th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gopalpur village has 620 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Gopalpur covers 112.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Sarai Kansrai, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 28 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 Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.3 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.3 km away. Sarai Kansrai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohka (under 2 km), Diawan (under 2 km) and Bankat (1.6 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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