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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 567 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 567
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 66th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

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 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 4.7 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 Thana Bihpur Junction 4.7 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 1,127. That makes it the 66th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Gobindpur village has 567 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Gobindpur covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindpur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 4.7 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 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Thana Bihpur Junction is about 4.7 km away. Naugachhia is about 17 km away. Sonhaula 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 Ratanpur (5.2 km), Milki (6.1 km) and Tulsipur (12 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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