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About Gokalgarh Village

Gokalgarh is a large village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,093 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalgarh village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 133203
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Gokalgarh is the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gokalgarh

Gokalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokalgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gokalgarh from other places

Gokalgarh lies about 24 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Tandwal, about 10 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 Gokalgarh
Nearest railway station Tandwal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barara 11 km
Nearest town Barāra 11 km
District headquarters Ambala 24 km

Villages closest to Gokalgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokalgarh village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 39th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Gokalgarh village has 1,093 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalgarh has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gokalgarh is 133203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokalgarh covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokalgarh falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Gokalgarh is Tandwal, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gokalgarh.

Gokalgarh is about 24 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalgarh is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Tandwal is about 10 km away. Barara is about 11 km away. Barāra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamnauli (1.9 km), Khera (2.0 km) and Paplotha (2.4 km).

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

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