Gokarna | |
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Village | |
  Gokarna Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gokarna Gokarna (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°03′15″N88°07′03″E / 24.0541°N 88.1176°E /24.0541; 88.1176 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,198 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 742136 (Gokarna) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kandi |
| Website | murshidabad |
Gokarna is a village in theKandiCD block in theKandi subdivision ofMurshidabad district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Gokarna is located at24°03′15″N88°07′03″E / 24.0541°N 88.1176°E /24.0541; 88.1176.
The area shown in the map alongside, coveringBerhampore andKandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,Rarh and Bagri.[1][2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district,Berhampore, is in this area.[3] The ruins ofKarnasubarna, the capital ofShashanka, the first important king of ancientBengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.[4][5][6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the2011 Census of India, Gokarna had a total population of 16,198, of which 8,293 (51%) were males and 7,905 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,919. The total number of literate persons in Gokarna was 9,452 (66.20% of the population over 6 years).[8]
State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Gokarna. This section is locally popular as Badshahi Road.[9][10]
Karna Subarna railway station andKhagraghat Road railway station are located nearby.
Gokarna P.M. High School was established in 1905 and has facilities for teaching from class V – XII.[11]
Gokarna Rural Hospital functions with 15 beds.[12]
