Gokulpur

Gokulpur
Village
Gokulpur
Location in Rajasthan, India
Gokulpur
Gokulpur (India)
Coordinates: 25°59′22″N 76°41′25″E / 25.9894°N 76.6902°E / 25.9894; 76.6902Coordinates: 25°59′22″N 76°41′25″E / 25.9894°N 76.6902°E / 25.9894; 76.6902
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Government
  Body tehsil
Languages
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Climate Normal (Köppen)

Gokulpur is a village in the Khandar tehsil of the Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan, India. It is 60 km from district headquarters. As of 2013 it had a population of 375.

It comes under the singore panchayat samiti. The nearest post office is Khandar.

Its Pin code is 322025.

The main occupation for the people of Gokulpur is agriculture.

Characteristically, each of the Indian villages recognizes a particular deity as the protector of the concerned village and the people of that village get together to worship the deity. Religion, which is deeply instilled in the village life in India, further supports the villagers to consider this as an essential part of village prosperity. The uninterrupted village life in India entertain themselves amidst the colour of the festivals like Diwali, Holi, Dussehra, etc., in the captivating pulse of dance and songs and of course in the emotion of rural theatres as whole also done in the Gokulpur.

The nearest river is Banas River. The Banas originates in the Khamnor Hills of the Aravalli Range, about 5 km from Kumbhalgarhin Rajsamand district. It flows northeast through the Mewarregion of Rajasthan, and meets the Chambal near the village of Rameshwar in Sawai MadhopurDistrict, and this place is also known as the triveni sangam. Since at Rameshwar three rivers meet, that's why it is called Triveni Sangam.

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