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About Gokalthana Village

Gokalthana is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 488 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.41 hectares hectares.

Gokalthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalthana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 529.41 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 488
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokalthana compares

By the 2011 count Gokalthana is the 44th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 529.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gokalthana

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

Gokalthana lies about 32 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jeonara, about 2.1 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 Gokalthana
Nearest railway station Jeonara 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 3.2 km
District headquarters Mandla 32 km

Villages closest to Gokalthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokalthana village had a population of 990. That makes it the 44th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Gokalthana village has 488 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalthana has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Gokalthana covers 529.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gokalthana falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokalthana is Jeonara, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gokalthana.

Gokalthana is about 32 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalthana is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Jeonara is about 2.1 km away. Nainpur is about 3.2 km away. Mandla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapur (under 2 km), Jeonara (2.1 km) and Jhilwani (2.8 km).

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

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