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About Sonahula Gokhul Village

Sonahula Gokhul is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 636 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.32 hectares hectares.

Sonahula Gokhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahula Gokhul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 54.32 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 636
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonahula Gokhul compares

By the 2011 count Sonahula Gokhul is the 103rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 54.32 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sonahula Gokhul

Sonahula Gokhul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonahula Gokhul as Available within <5 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 Sonahula Gokhul from other places

Sonahula Gokhul lies about 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 6.4 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 Sonahula Gokhul
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 6.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Sonahula Gokhul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahula Gokhul village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sonahula Gokhul village has 636 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahula Gokhul has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Sonahula Gokhul covers 54.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonahula Gokhul falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sonahula Gokhul is Bathua Bazar, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sonahula Gokhul.

Sonahula Gokhul is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonahula Gokhul is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 6.4 km away. Kataiya is about 18 km away. Kuchaikote is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Dubaulia (under 2 km) and Lachhi Kharea (under 2 km).

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

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