Gopalpur is a coastal town and a Notified Area Council on the Bay of Bengal coast in Ganjam district in the southern part of Odisha, India.

Ptolemy refers to an apheterion or the point of departure located south of Palur port from where ships bound for Southeast Asia embarked on its voyage.

The family built the port, the lighthouse and the Albert Hotel and established both a local fishing industry and a trade route with Burma.

Victor Soraine returned to India from England and built BetVic house where he retired, surrounded by memories of childhood and his family legacy.

Gopalpur has reverted to being a quiet, relaxed place but with one major difference — it is one of India's most sought after beaches, with a distinct charm of its own.

This languorous beach with coconut groves, casuarinas and gentle sand dunes is deserted for miles.

Renovated in the 1970s at the initiative of the Odisha government, the jetties were supposed to revive the trading activities of Gopalpur port.

[5] It's a wonderful drive-in for the people and from the beach, a vast expanse of deep blue sea and the horizon can be seen.

[7] Gopalpur lies on a 4 km stretch of barren coast line, with no mangrove or tropical forests.

Current MLA from Gopalpur (SC) Assembly Constituency is Pradeep Panigrahi of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2014 and continuing since 2009.