Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur # Gokala Gokala is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 989 people in 257 households, the 49th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 989 people (2011) - 257 households - 72.2% literacy - 859 females per 1,000 males ## Gokala PIN code and other codes Gokala falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahpura - Census village code 489638 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gokala from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gokala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gokala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Belkheda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gokala known for? The main crops are soyabean and chana. About 89% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gokala Of every 100 households in Gokala in 2011, 65 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gokala · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 79% - Toilet within the home 68% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 73% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 19% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 40% 40% - Television 26% 27% - Mobile phone 19% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 12% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 53% 43% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gokala? ■ Gokala · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 70.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 859 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1170 925 - Working population 38.9% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 178 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (24%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 108 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Chhaprat 1,037 people - Divri 1,020 people - Jamuniya 1,018 people - Deori 1,013 people - Kuhla 975 people - Dabkiya 942 people - Bhadpura 931 people - Hirapur Banda 926 people All 227 villages in Shahpura ## Quick answers - How far is Gokala from Jabalpur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Gokala? 989 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gokala in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gokala? 72.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/gokala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.