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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a large village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,990, made up of 2,135 males and 1,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.23 hectares hectares.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Area (hectares) 474.23 hectares
Population 3,990
Male Population 2,135
Female Population 1,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 29th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 474.23 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsendi, about 8.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Parsendi 8.2 km
District headquarters Sitapur 22 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laharpur 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 3,990. That makes it the 29th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Gokulpur village has 2,135 males and 1,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Gokulpur covers 474.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulpur falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Parsendi, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokulpur.

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

Gokulpur is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 7.8 km away. Lāharpur is about 7.8 km away. Parsendi is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ebrahimpur (under 2 km), Takeli (under 2 km) and Mirkillipur (under 2 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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