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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a small village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 135 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.01 hectares hectares.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 20.01 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 135
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 374th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 20.01 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 3.6 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 3.2 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 Chandauli Majhwar 3.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 6.6 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 252. That makes it the 374th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Gokulpur village has 135 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Gokulpur covers 20.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulpur falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Chandauli Majhwar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 3.6 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Chandauli Majhwar is about 3.2 km away. Chandauli is about 3.6 km away. Sakaldiha is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagawal (under 2 km), Basarikpur (under 2 km) and Dauricoat (1.7 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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