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About Gokul Nagar Village

Gokul Nagar is one of the larger villages in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,213, made up of 3,686 males and 3,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721646, 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 Nandigram I
Pincode 721646
Area (hectares) 655.59 hectares
Population 7,213
Male Population 3,686
Female Population 3,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gokul Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gokul Nagar is the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 655.59 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gokul Nagar

Gokul Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokul Nagar as Available within <5 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. 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 Nandigram I 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 Nandigram I 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 Gokul Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokul Nagar village had a population of 7,213. That makes it the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Gokul Nagar village has 3,686 males and 3,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokul Nagar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gokul Nagar is 721646. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokul Nagar covers 655.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gokul Nagar falls under Nandigram I 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Nandigram I is about 20 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 Nagar (under 2 km), Priya Nagar (under 2 km) and Rampur (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gokul Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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