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About Gokhulpur Village

Gokhulpur is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 1,030 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Gokhulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokhulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokhulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokhulpur is the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gokhulpur

Gokhulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokhulpur 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 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 68 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 3.6 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 Gokhulpur
Nearest railway station Bihta 3.6 km
Nearest town Bihtā 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 68 km

Villages closest to Gokhulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokhulpur village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Gokhulpur village has 1,030 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokhulpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Gokhulpur covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokhulpur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gokhulpur is Bihta, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gokhulpur.

Gokhulpur is about 68 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokhulpur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihta is about 3.6 km away. Bihtā is about 3.8 km away. Chandi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohsinpur (1.7 km), Madhopur (3.5 km) and Dealpur (5.4 km).

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

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