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About Gokalpur Village

Gokalpur is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 474 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.49 hectares hectares.

Gokalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 247.49 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 474
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Gokalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokalpur is the 210th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 247.49 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Gokalpur

Gokalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokalpur 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 Gokalpur from other places

Gokalpur lies about 21 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 12 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 Gokalpur
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 5.5 km
Nearest town Nakūr 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 12 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 21 km

Villages closest to Gokalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakur 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 Gokalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokalpur village had a population of 879. That makes it the 210th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Gokalpur village has 474 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokalpur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Gokalpur covers 247.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokalpur falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokalpur is Sarsawa, about 12 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 Gokalpur.

Gokalpur is about 21 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokalpur is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about 5.5 km away. Nakūr is about 5.5 km away. Sarsawa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasoolpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur Guzar (under 2 km) and Bhatpura (1.6 km).

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

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