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About Gopalapur Village

Gopalapur is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,748, made up of 1,918 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222137
Area (hectares) 187.02 hectares
Population 3,748
Male Population 1,918
Female Population 1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopalapur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 187.02 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gopalapur

Gopalapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gopalapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gopalapur from other places

Gopalapur lies about 2.0 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur Junction, about 2.1 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 Gopalapur
District headquarters Jaunpur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Jaunpur Junction 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 20 km

Villages closest to Gopalapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 Gopalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalapur village had a population of 3,748. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gopalapur village has 1,918 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalapur has about 954 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 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gopalapur is 222137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalapur covers 187.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopalapur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalapur is Jaunpur Junction, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalapur.

Gopalapur is about 2.0 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalapur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jaunpur is about 2.0 km away. Jaunpur Junction is about 2.1 km away. Mariahu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutubpur (under 2 km), Wajidpur (4.5 km) and Jamunipur (4.6 km).

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

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