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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Shehera tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 639 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Shehera
Pincode 389001
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 639
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 949.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 38 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Chanchelav, about 47 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 town Lūnāvāda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shehera 31 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 38 km
Nearest railway station Chanchelav 47 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shehera 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 1,217. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents.

Gokulpur village has 639 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 389001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Chanchelav, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 38 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lūnāvāda is about 15 km away. Shehera is about 31 km away. Panch Mahals is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saradiya (3.9 km), Navagam (7.2 km) and Mithapur (9.7 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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