Gopalpurਗੋਪਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gopalpur?

Gopalpur is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038916, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 772 people in Gopalpur: 412 men and 360 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 559 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 326 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.16 per cent and women at 74.7 per cent. The census recorded 237 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 215 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 22 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 138 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 16 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 63 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Gopalpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nathwalpur, Kotla, Dhangrali and Saheri.

What is the population of Gopalpur?

The population of Gopalpur was 772 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gopalpur have?

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