About Gokarna Village

Gokarna is one of the larger villages in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,198, made up of 8,293 males and 7,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1393.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokarna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742136
Area (hectares)	1393.8 hectares
Population	16,198
Male Population	8,293
Female Population	7,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokarna compares

By the 2011 count Gokarna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 1393.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gokarna

Gokarna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokarna as Available within village. 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 Gokarna from other places

Gokarna lies about 22 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 6.7 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 Gokarna
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	12 km
Nearest town	Kāndi	12 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	22 km

Villages closest to Gokarna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 Gokarna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokarna village had a population of 16,198. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Gokarna village has 8,293 males and 7,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokarna has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gokarna is 742136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokarna covers 1393.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokarna falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokarna is Karnasubarna, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gokarna.

Gokarna is about 22 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokarna is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Karnasubarna is about 6.7 km away. Kandi is about 12 km away. Kāndi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.