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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 475 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 262.35 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 475
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 102nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 262.35 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur 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 Gokulpur as Available. 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 Gokulpur from other places

Gokulpur lies about 19 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about under 2 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 Kalmitar under 2 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 22 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 916. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Gokulpur village has 475 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 262.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Kalmitar, about under 2 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 19 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about under 2 km away. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Bilaspur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalmitar (1.7 km), Bhunda (2.3 km) and Patharra (2.4 km).

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

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