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About Gokulnagar Village

Gokulnagar is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 52 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulnagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 11.44 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 52
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gokulnagar is the 277th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 11.44 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gokulnagar

Gokulnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokulnagar from other places

Gokulnagar lies about 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 7.7 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 Gokulnagar
Nearest railway station Rajgram 7.7 km
Nearest town Jangipur 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km

Villages closest to Gokulnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulnagar village had a population of 109. That makes it the 277th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gokulnagar village has 52 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulnagar has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gokulnagar is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulnagar covers 11.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulnagar falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gokulnagar is Rajgram, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gokulnagar.

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

Gokulnagar is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Rajgram is about 7.7 km away. Jangipur is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulaipara (2.4 km), Kuturpur (10 km) and Mahurapurchhitl (12 km).

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

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