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- LGD code
- 218358
- Pincode
- 845437
- Post office
- Turkaulia
- Population
- 3,164
- Households
- 618
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 883 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,138
Census 2011 · in context
How Gopi Chhapra compares
By population, Gopi Chhapra ranks #16 of 45 villages in Kotwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Gopi Chhapra
- 51.7%
- Kotwa mandal
- 43.8%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−13 vs mandal average
- Gopi Chhapra
- 883
- Kotwa mandal
- 896
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Gopi Chhapra
- 5.1
- Kotwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopi Chhapra at a glance
Gopi Chhapra is a village of 3,164 people in 618 households (Census 2011) in Kotwa block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 45 villages in Kotwa block. Literacy is 52%, 8 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845437, served by Turkaulia post office; the LGD village code is 218358. The village votes in Madhuban assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rana Randhir. The population is estimated at 3,730 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gopi Chapara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopi Chhapra · this village | 3,164 | 52% | — |
| Sagar Churaman · Kotwa | 3,164 | 37% | — |
| Belwa Madho · Kotwa | 2,939 | 44% | — |
| Betia Basant · Kotwa | 2,468 | 47% | — |
| Chaur Mangurha · Kotwa | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gopi Chhapra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MOTIHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gopi Chhapra
- Total area (ha)
- 236.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gopi Chhapra
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Key facts — Gopi Chhapra
- LGD code
- 218358
- Pincode
- 845437
- Post office
- Turkaulia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,164
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,730
- Households
- 618
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 883
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhuban
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rana Randhir
- Block / Mandal
- Kotwa
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845437
- TurkauliyaTurkaulia mandal29,704 pop
- JaisinghpurTurkaulia mandal23,368 pop
- BhopatpurKotwa mandal19,958 pop
- Sankar SaraiyaTurkaulia mandal16,574 pop
- Barharwa KalanKotwa mandal16,045 pop
- JasauliKotwa mandal12,650 pop
- RaghunathpurTurkaulia mandal12,161 pop
- AhirauliyaKotwa mandal12,111 pop
- HardiaTurkaulia mandal10,595 pop
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Other villages named Gopi Chhapra
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gopi Chhapra
Other villages in Kotwa mandal
View all 60+ →- Bhopatpur
- Barharwa Kalan
- Jasauli
- Ahirauliya
- Jasauli Patti
- Kotwa
- Karariya
- Machhar Ganwan
- Maharani Bhopat
- Karaariya Jagir
- Dumra
- Sabaiya
- Pokhra
- Nawada
- Dipau
- Sagar Churaman
- Jagiraha
- Belwa Madho
- Bathna
- Betia Basant
- Kanth Chapra
- Sirsia
- Bairia
- Kalyanpur Khas
- Talwa
- Amwa
- Mathurapur Math Gopal
- Chiuntaha
- Talwa Pokhar
- Pakri Asok
- Mahmada
- Ratanpur
- Kalyanpur Birt
- Rohua Khas
- Pakri Asok
- Barwa Kanth Chhapra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)