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About Gokhul Village

Gokhul is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,039 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokhul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847237
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 2,054
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gokhul compares

By the 2011 count Gokhul is the 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gokhul

Gokhul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gokhul 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokhul from other places

Gokhul lies about 16 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Tarsarai, about 6.8 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 Gokhul
Nearest railway station Tarsarai 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 7.4 km
Nearest town Madhubani 13 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 16 km

Villages closest to Gokhul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokhul village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Gokhul village has 1,039 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokhul has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gokhul is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokhul covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokhul falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gokhul is Tarsarai, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gokhul is about 16 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokhul is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tarsarai is about 6.8 km away. Keotiranway is about 7.4 km away. Madhubani is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birkha (1.7 km), Birkhauli (1.7 km) and Chhatwan (1.8 km).

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

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