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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 479 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 479
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobindpur from other places

Gobindpur lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gobindpur
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 22 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gobindpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindpur village had a population of 913. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Gobindpur village has 479 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindpur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Wanabar Halt, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 18 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Pondil (under 2 km) and Sadipur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gobindpur today is likely to be higher.

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