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About Gokunda Village

Gokunda is a mid sized village in Dinhata I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 613 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata I
Pincode 736135
Area (hectares) 74.85 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 613
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokunda compares

By the 2011 count Gokunda is the 76th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents. Its 74.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gokunda

Gokunda 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 Gokunda 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dwaria, Dwarikamari, Gatamari and Ghugumari. 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 Gokunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokunda village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 76th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents.

Gokunda village has 613 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokunda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gokunda is 736135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokunda covers 74.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokunda falls under Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Gokunda is in Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Gokunda today is likely to be higher.

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