Gokalpurਗੋਕਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gokalpur?

Gokalpur is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Khojewali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029254, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Gokalpur: 20 men and 19 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 58.82 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 7 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 88 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gokalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur Brahmanan, Khojewali, Ibban and Budo Punder.

What is the population of Gokalpur?

The population of Gokalpur was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala 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.