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About Gokalpur Village

Gokalpur is a large village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,506, made up of 1,253 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.82 hectares hectares.

Gokalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 401.82 hectares
Population 2,506
Male Population 1,253
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokalpur is the 12th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 401.82 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

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 village. 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 25 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Katangi, about 20 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 Barghat 13 km
Nearest railway station Katangi 20 km
District headquarters Seoni 25 km

Villages closest to Gokalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 2,506. That makes it the 12th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Gokalpur village has 1,253 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Gokalpur covers 401.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokalpur falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokalpur is Katangi, about 20 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 village for Gokalpur.

Gokalpur is about 25 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalpur is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 13 km away. Katangi is about 20 km away. Seoni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathapar (under 2 km), Bori Khurd (2.4 km) and Agari Ryt (2.6 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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