About Gokna Village

Gokna is one of the larger villages in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,545, made up of 2,856 males and 2,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743293, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Baduria
Pincode	743293
Area (hectares)	408.64 hectares
Population	5,545
Male Population	2,856
Female Population	2,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gokna compares

By the 2011 count Gokna is the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 408.64 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gokna

Gokna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokna 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dauki, Fatullapur, Gandharbbapur and Ghoragachha. 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.

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Common questions about Gokna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokna village had a population of 5,545. That makes it the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Gokna village has 2,856 males and 2,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokna has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gokna is 743293. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokna covers 408.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokna falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokna 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 village for Gokna.

Gokna is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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.