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About Gokula Village

Gokula is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 135 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222145, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222145
Area (hectares) 43.62 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 135
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokula compares

By the 2011 count Gokula is the 336th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 43.62 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Gokula

Gokula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokula as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 9.7 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 Gokula
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Gokula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 288. That makes it the 336th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Gokula village has 135 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokula has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Gokula is 222145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokula covers 43.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokula falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokula is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 9.7 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 village for Gokula.

Gokula is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokula is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 9.7 km away. Badlapur is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpura (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur (under 2 km) and Karnepur (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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