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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 636 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.42 hectares hectares.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 19.42 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 636
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 178th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 19.42 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gokulpur

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 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 69 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 7.6 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 Atraura Halt 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 15 km
District headquarters Varanasi 69 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 1,182. That makes it the 178th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Gokulpur village has 636 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Gokulpur covers 19.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokulpur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Atraura Halt, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 69 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Atraura Halt is about 7.6 km away. Pindra is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dashrathpur (under 2 km), Chak Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (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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