About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 409 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	823
Male Population	409
Female Population	414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 79th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gokulpur from other places

Gokulpur lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 5.9 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 Gokulpur
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	5.9 km
Nearest town	Colgong	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	26 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	26 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 823. That makes it the 79th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Gokulpur village has 409 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Gokulpur covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Ekchari, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 5.9 km away. Colgong is about 9.8 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.