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About Gokulpur Village

Gokulpur is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 173 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 90.38 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 173
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gokulpur is the 248th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 90.38 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobinda Chak, Gobindapur, Gobindapur Batitaki and Gobindapur Brahman Sasan. 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 Gokulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokulpur village had a population of 345. That makes it the 248th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Gokulpur village has 173 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gokulpur is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulpur covers 90.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gokulpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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 Narayangarh 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 Gokulpur today is likely to be higher.

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