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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,153, made up of 1,098 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 417.85 hectares
Population 2,153
Male Population 1,098
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 24th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 417.85 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Fayezpur, Gachiar, Gangarampur and Garoa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,153. That makes it the 24th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Gokulpur village has 1,098 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 417.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokulpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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