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About Sarai Gokul Village

Sarai Gokul is a large village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,358, made up of 2,234 males and 2,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarai Gokul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Gokul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 233001
Area (hectares) 387.39 hectares
Population 4,358
Male Population 2,234
Female Population 2,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarai Gokul compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Gokul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 387.39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sarai Gokul

Sarai Gokul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarai Gokul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sarai Gokul from other places

Sarai Gokul lies about 138 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 Sarai Gokul
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 4.9 km
Nearest town Phulpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 34 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 138 km

Villages closest to Sarai Gokul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 Sarai Gokul

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Gokul village had a population of 4,358. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Sarai Gokul village has 2,234 males and 2,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Gokul has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sarai Gokul is 233001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarai Gokul covers 387.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarai Gokul falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Gokul is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 for Sarai Gokul.

Sarai Gokul is about 138 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Gokul is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Handia Khas is about 4.9 km away. Phulpur is about 23 km away. Jakhania 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 Dullahpur Bechu Urf Sarai (under 2 km), Kusmadeh M Sarai Gokul (under 2 km) and Sarai Dhanesh (under 2 km).

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

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