# Gokalpur Village, Shamshabad, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha 

# Gokalpur

Gokalpur is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 114 households**, the 56th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 639people (2011)
- 114households
- 57.3%literacy
- 760females per 1,000 males

## Gokalpur PIN code and other codes

Gokalpur falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNateran
- Census village code481507

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

## How far is Gokalpur from nearby towns?

- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)20 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 Gokalpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gokalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Gokalpur known for?

About 40% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Gokalpur

Of every 100 households in Gokalpur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gokalpur · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**22%

Television ****34%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**50%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Gokalpur?

■ Gokalpur · ■ Shamshabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****760**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**946

Working population ****38.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (14%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 107 (43%)

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 Shamshabad

- Khoha675 people
- Tinsiyai667 people
- Goriya Kheda657 people
- Kisanpur645 people
- Motipura615 people
- Dala Patai591 people
- Baroda584 people
- Mohanpura568 people

[All 98 villages in Shamshabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/shamshabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gokalpur from Vidisha?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gokalpur?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokalpur in?Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gokalpur?57.3% (Census 2011)