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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 252 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 252
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 74th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

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 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 126 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 18 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 Shahpur 17 km
Nearest town Bangaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Panchgachia 18 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 126 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 454. That makes it the 74th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Gobindpur village has 252 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Gobindpur covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Panchgachia, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 126 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Shahpur is about 17 km away. Bangaon is about 18 km away. Panchgachia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gabindpur (under 2 km), Paharpur (3.3 km) and Pakri (3.7 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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