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About Gopal Pur Village

Gopal Pur is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,228 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.11 hectares hectares.

Gopal Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 268.11 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopal Pur compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Pur is the 76th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 268.11 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Gopal Pur

Gopal Pur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gopal Pur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gopal Pur from other places

Gopal Pur lies about 10 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhimsen Junction, about 3.3 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 Gopal Pur
Nearest railway station Bhimsen Junction 3.3 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 11 km

Villages closest to Gopal Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 Gopal Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Pur village had a population of 2,270. That makes it the 76th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Gopal Pur village has 1,228 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Pur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Gopal Pur covers 268.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopal Pur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopal Pur is Bhimsen Junction, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopal Pur.

Gopal Pur is about 10 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Pur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bhimsen Junction is about 3.3 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 10 km away. Kanpur 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 Gambhirpur Kachhar (under 2 km), Patarsa (1.9 km) and Mardanpur (2.2 km).

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

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