Gopalpurਗੋਪਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gopalpur?

Gopalpur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036971, and it covers 419 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,805 people in Gopalpur: 952 men and 853 women, living in 332 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 419 hectares, the population density works out to about 431 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 259, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,371 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.2 per cent and women at 68.46 per cent. The census recorded 517 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 438 main workers, the largest group, 323, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 88 cultivators on their own land and 20 agricultural labourers. A further 79 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 419 hectares, 388 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (164 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (224 hectares). About 31 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 91 cultivators and 32 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gopalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badholi Gujran, Abdulpur, Sardargarh and Bathli.

What is the population of Gopalpur?

The population of Gopalpur was 1,805 at the 2011 census, living in 332 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gopalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gopalpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.