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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 69 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 41.51 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 69
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 164th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 41.51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur 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 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 1.8 km from Pakur. 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
District headquarters Pakur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 22 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 145. That makes it the 164th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Gokulpur village has 69 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 41.51 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 Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gokulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 1.8 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 1.8 km away. Litipara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusbila (3.6 km), Dhanghara (7.4 km) and Dhanigora (7.4 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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