About Gokhulpur Village

Gokhulpur is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,236, made up of 4,318 males and 3,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokhulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokhulpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Narpatganj
Pincode	854335
Area (hectares)	455 hectares
Population	8,236
Male Population	4,318
Female Population	3,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokhulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokhulpur is the 16th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gokhulpur

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

How far is Gokhulpur from other places

Gokhulpur lies about 41 km from Araria. 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 Gokhulpur
Tehsil headquarters	Narpatganj	9.6 km
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	41 km

Villages closest to Gokhulpur

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

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Common questions about Gokhulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokhulpur village had a population of 8,236. That makes it the 16th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Gokhulpur village has 4,318 males and 3,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokhulpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Gokhulpur is 854335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokhulpur covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokhulpur falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Gokhulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gokhulpur.

Gokhulpur is about 41 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokhulpur is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Narpatganj is about 9.6 km away. Chhātāpur is about 11 km away. Araria is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.