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About Gokula Village

Gokula is a mid sized village in Ramsanehighat tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 401 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.32 hectares hectares.

Gokula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokula village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Ramsanehighat
Area (hectares) 132.32 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 401
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokula compares

By the 2011 count Gokula is the 182nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 132.32 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gokula

Gokula is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gokula 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokula from other places

Gokula lies about 37 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, about 2.8 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 Gokula
Nearest railway station Daryabad 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsanehighat 4.4 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 21 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 37 km

Villages closest to Gokula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokula village had a population of 779. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Gokula village has 401 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokula has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Gokula covers 132.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokula falls under Ramsanehighat tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokula is Daryabad, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gokula.

Gokula is about 37 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokula is in Ramsanehighat tehsil of Bara Banki district. Daryabad is about 2.8 km away. Ramsanehighat is about 4.4 km away. Zaidpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Raipur Raisahab (under 2 km) and Manjhauti (under 2 km).

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

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