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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a small village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 241 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 811101
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 241
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 6.6 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 6.1 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 Bihār Sharīf 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Pawapuri Road 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 6.6 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.6 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Asthawan 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 473. That makes it the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Gobindpur village has 241 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Pawapuri Road, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 6.6 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.0 km away. Pawapuri Road is about 6.1 km away. Asthawan is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumranwan (2.2 km), Sherpur (5.1 km) and Mahanandpur (7.9 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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