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About Gokarni Village

Gokarni is one of the larger villages in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,022, made up of 4,094 males and 3,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokarni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokarni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743601
Area (hectares) 481.93 hectares
Population 8,022
Male Population 4,094
Female Population 3,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gokarni compares

By the 2011 count Gokarni is the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 481.93 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gokarni

The census records public bus service for Gokarni as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gokarni from other places

Gokarni lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 1.7 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 Gokarni
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 1.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 10 km

Villages closest to Gokarni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Gokarni

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokarni village had a population of 8,022. That makes it the 6th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Gokarni village has 4,094 males and 3,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokarni has about 959 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Gokarni is 743601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokarni covers 481.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gokarni falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gokarni is Uttar Radhanagar, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gokarni.

Gokarni is about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gokarni is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 1.7 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 9.6 km away. Magrahat II is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyamnagar (under 2 km), Gotbaria (1.6 km) and Uttar Radhanagar (1.7 km).

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

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