About Gokilapuram Village

Gokilapuram is a large village in Uthamapalayam tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,512, made up of 2,245 males and 2,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokilapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokilapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Tehsil	Uthamapalayam
Pincode	625526
Area (hectares)	418.76 hectares
Population	4,512
Male Population	2,245
Female Population	2,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokilapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gokilapuram is the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents. Its 418.76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gokilapuram

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

Gokilapuram lies about 29 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Bodinayakkanur, about 26 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 Gokilapuram
Tehsil headquarters	Uthamapalayam	2.7 km
Nearest town	Uttamapālaiyam	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bodinayakkanur	26 km
District headquarters	Theni	29 km

Villages closest to Gokilapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokilapuram village had a population of 4,512. That makes it the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents.

Gokilapuram village has 2,245 males and 2,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokilapuram has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gokilapuram is 625526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokilapuram covers 418.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokilapuram falls under Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gokilapuram is Bodinayakkanur, about 26 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 Gokilapuram.

Gokilapuram is about 29 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokilapuram is in Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district. Uthamapalayam is about 2.7 km away. Uttamapālaiyam is about 2.7 km away. Bodinayakkanur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.