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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,666, made up of 3,507 males and 3,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Pincode 854114
Area (hectares) 800.9 hectares
Population 6,666
Male Population 3,507
Female Population 3,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 800.9 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 13 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 Falka 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 13 km
Nearest town Purnia 27 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 6,666. That makes it the 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Gobindpur village has 3,507 males and 3,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 800.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Bakhri, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 30 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 Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 1.9 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Salehpur (under 2 km) and Salehpur Milik (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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