Gopaipali

Gopaipali
(ଗୋପାଇପାଲି)
village
Gopaipali

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 21°12′04″N 83°34′25″E / 21.20120°N 83.57363°E / 21.20120; 83.57363Coordinates: 21°12′04″N 83°34′25″E / 21.20120°N 83.57363°E / 21.20120; 83.57363
Country  India
State Odisha
District Bargarh
Elevation(Above MSL).[1] 178 m (584 ft)
Languages
  Official Oriya
  Local Kosli
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Gopaipali is a small village under Barpali block in Bargarh District with village code 72500 as per 2001 Census.[2]

Location

Gopaipali is a Village in Barpali Tehsil in Bargarh District of Odisha State, India. It is located 19 KM towards South from District head quarters Bargarh and 299 KM from State capital Bhubaneswar.Gopaipali is surrounded by Bijepur Tehsil towards west , Bargarh Tehsil towards North , Dunguripali Tehsil towards South , Bheden Tehsil towards East . The village is 178 meter above from sea level.

Bargarh , Burla , Sambalpur , Balangir are the nearby Cities to Gopaipali.

Demographics

According to 2011 Census of India, Gopaipali has 377 families with a population of 1322.[3] The male population is 722 and female population is 673. The population of children between 0 to 6 years of age is 145. Though the average sex ratio is 932 (lower than that of Odisha: 979); the child sex ratio is 1042, which is overwhelmingly high.

The literacy rate of Gopaipali is 71.28%; slightly lower than 72.87%, the average literacy of Odisha. The male literacy is 80.95% and female literacy is 60.77%.

Religion

Almost all of the villagers are Hindu.

Administration

Gopaipali village is a part of the Gopaipali Gram Panchayat.[4] As per the Panchayati Raj Act, Gopaipali village is administrated by a Sarpanch elected by the eligible citizens in the Gopaipali Gram Panchayat. It comes under the Barpali Panchayat Samiti, and Bargarh Zila Parishad.

The village is divided into 5 wards, each having its own elected ward member who represent the ward in the Gram Panchayat.

Facilities

The Gram-Panchayat office of the Gopaipali Gram-Panchayat is situated in the village. Gopaipali UGUPS,[5] a primary school and Gopaipali High School, a secondary school provide for the education facility. Apart from that the village has a youth club and a post-office with PIN 768029 under Barpali Post Office [6]

Communication

Festivals

As a typical western Odisha village, the festivals Nuakhai and Durga Puja etc. are observed with much celebration. Most of the festivals are also inspired by the Odia culture. However, the festival Sitalsasthi is celebrated with great pomp and gaiety, wherein the marriage between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is depicted each year.[8] Besides that, the Nama sankeerthanam takes place in the village each year during the advent of the spring.

Economy

The economy of the village is largely dependent on agriculture, though small scale industries are ushering up these days.

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References

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