Gopalpurਗੋਪਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gopalpur?

Gopalpur is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028519, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 87 people in Gopalpur: 44 men and 43 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 242 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.84 per cent and women at 87.18 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gopalpur's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 57 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Gopalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gilbob, Mehtewal, Khokharwal and Withwan.

What is the population of Gopalpur?

The population of Gopalpur was 87 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Gopalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gopalpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.