About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 633 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati II
Pincode	731237
Area (hectares)	121.75 hectares
Population	1,283
Male Population	633
Female Population	650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 29th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 121.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gokulpur from other places

Gokulpur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 5.2 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
Nearest railway station	Morgram	5.2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati II	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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.

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Common questions about Gokulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 29th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Gokulpur village has 633 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 121.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulpur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Morgram, about 5.2 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 village for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Morgram is about 5.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Nalhati II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.