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About Gokalpur Village

Gokalpur is a large village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,682, made up of 1,349 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970.9 hectares hectares.

Gokalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 970.9 hectares
Population 2,682
Male Population 1,349
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokalpur is the 13th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 970.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gokalpur

Gokalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokalpur as Available within 10+ 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 Gokalpur from other places

Gokalpur lies about 39 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gautampura Road, about 14 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 Gokalpur
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Gautampura Road 14 km
Nearest town Barnagar 21 km
District headquarters Indore 39 km

Villages closest to Gokalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokalpur village had a population of 2,682. That makes it the 13th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Gokalpur village has 1,349 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Gokalpur covers 970.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokalpur falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokalpur is Gautampura Road, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gokalpur.

Gokalpur is about 39 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalpur is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Depalpur is about 6.7 km away. Gautampura Road is about 14 km away. Barnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sater (2.8 km), Bhidota (3.1 km) and Birgoda (3.3 km).

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

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