Gokalpurਗੋਕਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gokalpur?

Gokalpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Lambri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030400, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 101 people in Gokalpur: 51 men and 50 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 144 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.56 per cent and women at 74.42 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gokalpur's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 15 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gokalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mochipur, Lambri, Rampur Lallian and Lambra.

What is the population of Gokalpur?

The population of Gokalpur was 101 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gokalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gokalpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.