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About Gokrui Village

Gokrui is a large village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,383, made up of 1,229 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokrui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokrui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 248.72 hectares
Population 2,383
Male Population 1,229
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokrui compares

By the 2011 count Gokrui is the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 248.72 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gokrui

Gokrui is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gokrui as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gokrui from other places

Gokrui lies about 65 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 3.0 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 Gokrui
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 2.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Panchra 3.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 65 km

Villages closest to Gokrui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokrui village had a population of 2,383. That makes it the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Gokrui village has 1,229 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokrui has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gokrui is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokrui covers 248.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokrui falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokrui is Panchra, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gokrui.

Gokrui is about 65 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokrui is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 2.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 2.1 km away. Panchra is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gargara (under 2 km), Rakhdihi (under 2 km) and Dakshin Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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