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About Gokulnagar Village

Gokulnagar is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 610 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokulnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokulnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur I
Pincode 721211
Area (hectares) 100.36 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 610
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokulnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gokulnagar is the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 100.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gokulnagar

Gokulnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokulnagar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Gadighat, Gangaprasad, Gobindanagar and Gobindapur. 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 Gokulnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulnagar village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Gokulnagar village has 610 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulnagar has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gokulnagar is 721211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulnagar covers 100.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulnagar falls under Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokulnagar 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 km distance for Gokulnagar.

Gokulnagar is in Daspur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Gokulnagar today is likely to be higher.

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