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About Gokulnagar Village

Gokulnagar is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 409 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 191.08 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 409
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Gokulnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gokulnagar is the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 191.08 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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 <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. The nearest villages by name are Ganruburu Alias Brahmandi, Garia, Gatilaba and Ghosra. 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 835. That makes it the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Gokulnagar village has 409 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokulnagar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gokulnagar is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokulnagar covers 191.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gokulnagar falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokulnagar.

Gokulnagar is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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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