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About Gokula Village

Gokula is a large village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,455, made up of 2,237 males and 2,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokula village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Pincode 224164
Area (hectares) 621.71 hectares
Population 4,455
Male Population 2,237
Female Population 2,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokula compares

By the 2011 count Gokula is the 16th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 621.71 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gokula

Gokula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokula 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 10+ 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 14 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 9.4 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 Sohawal 9.4 km
District headquarters Faizabad 14 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 28 km

Villages closest to Gokula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Milkipur 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 4,455. That makes it the 16th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Gokula village has 2,237 males and 2,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokula has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gokula is 224164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokula covers 621.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokula falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokula is Sohawal, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokula.

Gokula is about 14 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokula is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about 9.4 km away. Faizabad is about 14 km away. Fyzābād is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadauli (7.6 km), Barianisaru (9.0 km) and Neoli (9.3 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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