Gopalpur
Shani Thakur-The Kings Birthplace Gopālpur | |
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Village | |
 Map showing Gopalpur (#312) in Dih CD block | |
  Gopalpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′19″N 81°28′39″E / 26.188564°N 81.477366°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Raebareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.918 km2 (0.354 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 521 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Gopalpur is a large village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 29 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 521 people, in 101 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] Gopalpur belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Mau.[4]
The 1951 census recorded Gopalpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 188 people (88 male and 100 female), in 39 households and 39 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 217 acres.[5] 1 resident was literate, a male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]
The 1961 census recorded Gopalpur as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 243 people (116 male and 127 female), in 69 households and 66 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 217 acres.[6]
The 1981 census recorded Gopalpur as having a population of 272 people, in 56 households, and having an area of 88.22 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]
The 1991 census recorded Gopalpur as having a total population of 299 people (146 male and 153 female), in 69 households and 69 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 91 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 68, or 23% of the total; this group was 59% male (40) and 41% female (28).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 29% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 12% (35 men and 1 women).[4] 143 people were classified as main workers (72 men and 71 women), while 2 people were classified as marginal workers (both women); the remaining 154 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 132 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 4 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 3 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 2 in other services.[4]