Gokul


nameGokul
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineGokul temple.JPG
image_captionA temple in Gokul
pushpin_mapIndia Uttar Pradesh
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
pushpin_label_positionright
coordinates27.45°N, 77.72°W
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name🇮🇳 India
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_name2Mathura
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m163
population_total4041
population_as_of2001
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymGokul wasi
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
registration_plateUP-85
demographics1_info1Hindi
demographics1_title3Native
demographics1_info3Braj Bhasha dialect

Indischer Maler um 1640 001|||Nanda Baba and his brother [Balarama](./Balarama) Gokul is a town in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 15 km south-east of Mathura. According to Bhagavata Purana, Krishna spent his childhood in Gokul.

Geography

The town has an average elevation of 163 m.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census of India, Gokul had a population of 4041. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. The average literacy rate was 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 68%, and female literacy was 49%. 18% of the population was under 8 years of age.

Baithakji of Mahaprabhu shrimad Vallabhacharya

Shri Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu was the one who rediscovered Gokul and places where Purushottam Shri Krishna did his leela. He did Shrimad Bhagwat parayana there in two places called Baithakji. 1. Govindghat 2. Badi bhitar baithak

Raja Thakur temple

It is a prominent temple of Vallabh sampraday Pushtimarg. It is considered as home to Shri Gusaiji and the place where the self-manifested deity shri navnitlal[a form of krishna] lived. It is divine place.