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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 407 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.96 hectares hectares.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 160.96 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 407
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 358th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 160.96 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gokulpur

The census records public bus service for Gokulpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokulpur from other places

Gokulpur lies about 42 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Raibojha, about 9.3 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 Gokulpur
Nearest railway station Raibojha 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 11 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 11 km
District headquarters Bahraich 42 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 772. That makes it the 358th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Gokulpur village has 407 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Gokulpur covers 160.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Raibojha, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 42 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Raibojha is about 9.3 km away. Nanpara is about 11 km away. Nānpāra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanpur (under 2 km), Matiha (under 2 km) and Pakariya Diwan (2.1 km).

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

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