About Gokul Nagar Village

Gokul Nagar is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,029, made up of 2,047 males and 1,982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokul Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokul Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Moyna
Pincode	721644
Area (hectares)	237.75 hectares
Population	4,029
Male Population	2,047
Female Population	1,982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokul Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gokul Nagar is the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 237.75 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gokul Nagar

Gokul Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gokul Nagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokul Nagar from other places

Gokul Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Gokul Nagar
Nearest railway station	Bandar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Haldia	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Moyna	20 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	20 km

Villages closest to Gokul Nagar

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

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Common questions about Gokul Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokul Nagar village had a population of 4,029. That makes it the 16th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Gokul Nagar village has 2,047 males and 1,982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokul Nagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gokul Nagar is 721644. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokul Nagar covers 237.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokul Nagar falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokul Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gokul Nagar.

Gokul Nagar is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokul Nagar is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Moyna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.