About Gokanda Village

Gokanda is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 403 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.12 hectares hectares.

Gokanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokanda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Narwar
Area (hectares)	620.12 hectares
Population	772
Male Population	403
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokanda compares

By the 2011 count Gokanda is the 84th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 620.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Gokanda

Gokanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gokanda from other places

Gokanda lies about 58 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, about 25 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 Gokanda
Tehsil headquarters	Narwar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Sonagir	25 km
Nearest town	Karera	26 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	58 km

Villages closest to Gokanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokanda village had a population of 772. That makes it the 84th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Gokanda village has 403 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokanda has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

Gokanda covers 620.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gokanda falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokanda is Sonagir, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gokanda.

Gokanda is about 58 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokanda is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 25 km away. Sonagir is about 25 km away. Karera is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.