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About Gopalpur Village

Gopalpur is one of the larger villages in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,596, made up of 2,889 males and 2,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273157
Area (hectares) 438.04 hectares
Population 5,596
Male Population 2,889
Female Population 2,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gopalpur is the 17th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 438.04 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gopalpur

Gopalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gopalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopalpur from other places

Gopalpur lies about 32 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 16 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 26 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 32 km

Villages closest to Gopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 5,596. That makes it the 17th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Gopalpur village has 2,889 males and 2,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopalpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gopalpur is 273157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopalpur covers 438.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gopalpur falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gopalpur is Bridgemanganj, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gopalpur.

Gopalpur is about 32 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopalpur is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Bridgemanganj is about 7.4 km away. Pharenda is about 16 km away. Nautanwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur Tappa Sumhakhor (under 2 km), Son Bandi (under 2 km) and Achal Garh (under 2 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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