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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is one of the larger villages in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,378, made up of 2,738 males and 2,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Amdabad
Area (hectares) 711 hectares
Population 5,378
Male Population 2,738
Female Population 2,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 711 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 9.3 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kuretha, about under 2 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 Kuretha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdabad 9.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 9.3 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdabad 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 5,378. That makes it the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Gobindpur village has 2,738 males and 2,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Gobindpur covers 711 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Kuretha, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 9.3 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Kuretha is about under 2 km away. Amdabad is about 9.3 km away. Katihar is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhia (2.8 km), Jafarganj (4.3 km) and Chaukia Paharpur (5.5 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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