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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 445 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 445
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within 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 Gobindpur from other places

Gobindpur lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 7.7 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
Nearest railway station Bela 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 10 km
Nearest town Purāini 13 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 858. That makes it the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Gobindpur village has 445 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Gobindpur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Bela, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 7.7 km away. Rajaun is about 10 km away. Purāini 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 Malhi (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (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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