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About Gokarnapuram Village

Gokarnapuram is a large village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,122 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokarnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokarnapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532284
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 2,263
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokarnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gokarnapuram is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Gokarnapuram

Gokarnapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokarnapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokarnapuram from other places

Gokarnapuram lies about 98 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gokarnapuram
Nearest railway station Baruva 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili 6.6 km
Nearest town Palāsa 23 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 98 km

Villages closest to Gokarnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanchili tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gokarnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokarnapuram village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Gokarnapuram village has 1,122 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokarnapuram has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Gokarnapuram is 532284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokarnapuram covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokarnapuram falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokarnapuram is Baruva, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gokarnapuram.

Gokarnapuram is about 98 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokarnapuram is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 5.3 km away. Kanchili is about 6.6 km away. Palāsa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasanam (under 2 km), Jalantrakota (2.0 km) and Buragam (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gokarnapuram today is likely to be higher.

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