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About Gokulta Village

Gokulta is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 720 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 232.26 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 720
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulta compares

By the 2011 count Gokulta is the 74th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 232.26 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gokulta

Gokulta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulta as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Gangadda, Ganja Sinheswari, Garerpahar and Ghuguridanga. 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 Gokulta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulta village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 74th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Gokulta village has 720 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulta has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gokulta is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulta covers 232.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulta falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokulta 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gokulta.

Gokulta is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Gokulta today is likely to be higher.

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