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About Gopthala Village

Gopthala is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 13 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gopthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopthala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 63.63 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 13
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
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 Gopthala compares

By the 2011 count Gopthala is the 186th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 63.63 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Gopthala

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

Gopthala lies about 46 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 70 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 Gopthala
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 32 km
District headquarters Chamoli 46 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 70 km

Villages closest to Gopthala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopthala village had a population of 30. That makes it the 186th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Gopthala village has 13 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopthala has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Gopthala is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gopthala covers 63.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gopthala falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gopthala is Ramnagar, about 70 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 Gopthala.

Gopthala is about 46 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopthala is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 32 km away. Chamoli is about 46 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duwa (2.1 km), Agontha (13 km) and Matholi (13 km).

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

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