About Gokarn Village

Gokarn is one of the larger villages in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,539, made up of 6,827 males and 6,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1700.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokarn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokarn village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Kumta
Pincode	581326
Area (hectares)	1700.14 hectares
Population	13,539
Male Population	6,827
Female Population	6,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokarn compares

By the 2011 count Gokarn is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1700.14 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gokarn

Gokarn is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokarn 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 Gokarn from other places

Gokarn lies about 29 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 6.9 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 Gokarn
Nearest town	Gokarna	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Gokarna Road	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumta	17 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	29 km

Villages closest to Gokarn

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

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Common questions about Gokarn

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokarn village had a population of 13,539. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Gokarn village has 6,827 males and 6,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokarn has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gokarn is 581326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokarn covers 1700.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokarn falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gokarn is Gokarna Road, about 6.9 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 Gokarn.

Gokarn is about 29 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokarn is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna is about under 2 km away. Gokarna Road is about 6.9 km away. Kumta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.