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About Gokul Village

Gokul is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 105 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 104.55 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 105
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokul compares

By the 2011 count Gokul is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 104.55 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gokul

Gokul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokul as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokul from other places

Gokul lies about 51 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 77 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 Gokul
Tehsil headquarters Mori 3.1 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 51 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 61 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 77 km

Villages closest to Gokul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokul village had a population of 199. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Gokul village has 105 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokul has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gokul is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokul covers 104.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gokul falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gokul is Dehradun, about 77 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokul.

Gokul is about 51 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokul is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 3.1 km away. Uttarkashi is about 51 km away. Mussoorie is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandra Range (under 2 km), Mautar (2.3 km) and Odata (3.6 km).

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

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