About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a large village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,219 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	218.71 hectares
Population	2,323
Male Population	1,219
Female Population	1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 13th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 218.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokulpur as Available within 5 - 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Ghagra, Ghol Gharia, Ghorabandha Chati and Ghorachak. 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 Gokulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 13th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Gokulpur village has 1,219 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 218.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokulpur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gokulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokulpur.

Gokulpur is in Kharagpur 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.