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About Gokhulpur Village

Gokhulpur is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,779, made up of 4,087 males and 3,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares.

Gokhulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokhulpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 789 hectares
Population 7,779
Male Population 4,087
Female Population 3,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gokhulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokhulpur is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gokhulpur

Gokhulpur 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 Gokhulpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gokhulpur from other places

Gokhulpur lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 5.7 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 Sarsi 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 6.4 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Gokhulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 7,779. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Gokhulpur village has 4,087 males and 3,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokhulpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Gokhulpur covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokhulpur falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gokhulpur is Sarsi, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Gokhulpur is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 5.7 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Banmankhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alinagar (under 2 km), Dhanhara Hat (under 2 km) and Mahammadpur (1.7 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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