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About Gokalpur Village

Gokalpur is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 51 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144028
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 51
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokalpur is the 208th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gokalpur

Gokalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gokalpur from other places

Gokalpur lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kapurthala, about 5.4 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
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kapurthala 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Gokalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 101. That makes it the 208th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Gokalpur village has 51 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalpur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gokalpur is 144028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokalpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gokalpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gokalpur is Kapurthala, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokalpur.

Gokalpur is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kapurthala Town is about 3.9 km away. Kapurthala is about 5.4 km away. Jalandhar II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Bhilan (3.1 km), Dhamooli (4.0 km) and Badsahpur (4.9 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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