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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 312 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, 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 Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 33.16 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 312
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 188th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 33.16 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 22 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 5.9 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 Gokulpur
Nearest railway station Jhamat 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 16 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 17 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 22 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 592. That makes it the 188th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Gokulpur village has 312 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 33.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokulpur falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Jhamat, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 22 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about 5.9 km away. Pharenda is about 16 km away. Mahārāganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darzi Chak (1.7 km), Semra Mahraja (3.0 km) and Talhi (3.1 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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