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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 781 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, 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 Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 781
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 70th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 76 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Janakinagar, about 22 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 town Chhātāpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Janakinagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 27 km
District headquarters Katihar 76 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 1,508. That makes it the 70th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Gobindpur village has 781 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Janakinagar, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 76 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Chhātāpur is about 18 km away. Janakinagar is about 22 km away. Kadwa 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 Shekhpura (7.5 km), Bidyanandpur (7.6 km) and Barhua (8.3 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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