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About Gobind Pur Village

Gobind Pur is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 662 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Gobind Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobind Pur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 662
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobind Pur compares

By the 2011 count Gobind Pur is the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gobind Pur

Gobind Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobind Pur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gobind Pur from other places

Gobind Pur lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 6.8 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 Gobind Pur
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 9.4 km
Nearest town Godda 13 km
District headquarters Banka 17 km

Villages closest to Gobind Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahat 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 Gobind Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobind Pur village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Gobind Pur village has 662 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobind Pur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Gobind Pur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobind Pur falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobind Pur is Mandar Hill, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Gobind Pur.

Gobind Pur is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobind Pur is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 6.8 km away. Barahat is about 9.4 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charsia (under 2 km), Mohani (under 2 km) and Kachmachia (under 2 km).

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

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