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About Gopi Village

Gopi is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,225 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.42 hectares hectares.

Gopi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 38.42 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gopi compares

By the 2011 count Gopi is the 162nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 38.42 hectares work out to about 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gopi

Gopi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gopi as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopi from other places

Gopi lies about 25 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, 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 Gopi
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 11 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 16 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 25 km

Villages closest to Gopi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopi village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Gopi village has 1,225 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Gopi covers 38.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gopi falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopi is Purandarpur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gopi.

Gopi is about 25 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopi is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 11 km away. Mahārāganj is about 11 km away. Purandarpur 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 Kandh (under 2 km), Pipara Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Baij Nathpur Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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