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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a mid sized village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 288 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712702, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712702
Area (hectares) 195.19 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 288
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 195.19 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chikrand, Danpatipur, Duttapur and Eklakhi. 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 560. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Gokulpur village has 288 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 712702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 195.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulpur falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli 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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