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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is one of the larger villages in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,638, made up of 3,413 males and 3,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743286, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Swarupnagar
Pincode 743286
Area (hectares) 576.68 hectares
Population 6,638
Male Population 3,413
Female Population 3,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 576.68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gokulpur from other places

Gokulpur lies about 7.4 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhyabla Halt, about 14 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 Gokulpur
Tehsil headquarters Swarupnagar 4.4 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 7.4 km
Nearest town Badūria 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhyabla Halt 14 km

Villages closest to Gokulpur

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

Common questions about Gokulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 6,638. That makes it the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Gokulpur village has 3,413 males and 3,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 743286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 576.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulpur falls under Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokulpur is Bhyabla Halt, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is about 7.4 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokulpur is in Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Swarupnagar is about 4.4 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.4 km away. Badūria is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bankra (4.1 km), Sarapul (6.8 km) and Bhaduria (7.4 km).

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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