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About Gopalpur Derapur Village

Gopalpur Derapur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 347 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.32 hectares hectares.

Gopalpur Derapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur Derapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 177.32 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 347
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Derapur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur Derapur is the 140th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 177.32 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Gopalpur Derapur

Gopalpur Derapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur Derapur 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 Derapur from other places

Gopalpur Derapur lies about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 26 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 Derapur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 2.8 km
Nearest town Auraiya 17 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 24 km
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 26 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur Derapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopalpur Derapur village had a population of 641. That makes it the 140th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Gopalpur Derapur village has 347 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur Derapur has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Gopalpur Derapur covers 177.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gopalpur Derapur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur Derapur is Jhinjhak, about 26 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 Derapur.

Gopalpur Derapur is about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur Derapur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 2.8 km away. Auraiya is about 17 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuwan (under 2 km), Nasirpur (under 2 km) and Hazirpur (under 2 km).

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

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