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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 217 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272141
Area (hectares) 78.18 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 217
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 748th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 78.18 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 65 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Loharpurwa, about 4.7 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 Loharpurwa 4.7 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 34 km
District headquarters Basti 65 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 419. That makes it the 748th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gokulpur village has 217 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 272141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 78.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Loharpurwa, about 4.7 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 Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 65 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Loharpurwa is about 4.7 km away. Mehndāwal is about 21 km away. Harraiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokul (under 2 km), Itahiya (3.5 km) and Bhakrahi (3.7 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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