Krishna dances over the subdued Kaliya Naag in river Yamuna, while seen on the banks are people of Gokula, Krishna's father Nanda Baba and his brother Balarama
The town has an average elevation of 163 metres (535 ft).[citation needed]
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.[2]
Places of interest
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.
References
^"Gokul-Lord Krishna's Childhood". greatholidayideas. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
gokul, other, uses, disambiguation, town, mathura, district, indian, state, uttar, pradesh, located, kilometres, south, east, mathura, according, bhagavata, purana, krishna, spent, childhood, towna, temple, location, uttar, pradesh, indiacoordinates, coordinat. For other uses see Gokul disambiguation Gokul is a town in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh It is located 15 kilometres 9 3 mi south east of Mathura According to Bhagavata Purana Krishna spent his childhood in Gokul 1 GokulTownA temple in GokulGokulLocation in Uttar Pradesh IndiaCoordinates 27 27 N 77 43 E 27 45 N 77 72 E 27 45 77 72 Coordinates 27 27 N 77 43 E 27 45 N 77 72 E 27 45 77 72Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMathuraElevation163 m 535 ft Population 2001 Total4 041DemonymGokul wasiLanguages OfficialHindi NativeBraj Bhasha dialectTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationUP 85 Krishna dances over the subdued Kaliya Naag in river Yamuna while seen on the banks are people of Gokula Krishna s father Nanda Baba and his brother Balarama Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Places of interest 3 1 Baithakji of Mahaprabhu shrimad Vallabhacharya 3 2 Raja Thakur temple 4 ReferencesGeography EditThe town has an average elevation of 163 metres 535 ft citation needed Demographics EditAccording 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 2 Places of interest EditBaithakji of Mahaprabhu shrimad Vallabhacharya Edit 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 Edit 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 References Edit Gokul Lord Krishna s Childhood greatholidayideas Retrieved 12 April 2019 India Census Standards amp Statistics doi 10 1163 2213 2996 flg com 097161 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help This Mathura district location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gokul amp oldid 1120108411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
