About Goke Village

Goke is one of the larger villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,100, made up of 4,664 males and 4,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1856.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goke village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734201
Area (hectares)	1856.72 hectares
Population	9,100
Male Population	4,664
Female Population	4,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goke compares

By the 2011 count Goke is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 1856.72 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Goke

Goke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Goke from other places

Goke lies about 9.2 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 8.5 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 Goke
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	9.2 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	9.2 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	9.2 km

Villages closest to Goke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Goke

As per the Census of India 2011, Goke village had a population of 9,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Goke village has 4,664 males and 4,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goke has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Goke is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goke covers 1856.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goke falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goke is Darjeeling, about 8.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Goke.

Goke is about 9.2 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goke is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 8.5 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 9.2 km away. Darjiling is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.