# Gokulpur Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Gokulpur

Gokulpur is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495112**. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 198 households**, the 105th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 916people (2011)
- 198households
- 78.0%literacy
- 495112PIN code

## Gokulpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gokulpur is 495112.** Gokulpur falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495112
- Gram panchayatBhunda
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438670

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gokulpur from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kota (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gokulpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gokulpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nevra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gokulpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 73% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gokulpur

Of every 100 households in Gokulpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokulpur · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**27%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gokulpur?

■ Gokulpur · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**956

Working population ****53.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (10%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Takhatpur

- Khapri942 people
- Barganryt935 people
- Limhi926 people
- Saketi923 people
- Deori Kalan911 people
- Jogipur898 people
- Patharra877 people
- Chorhasinghanpuri876 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gokulpur?495112
- How far is Gokulpur from Bilaspur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Gokulpur?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokulpur in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokulpur?78.0% (Census 2011)