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About Gobdiha Village

Gobdiha is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 720 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobdiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 720
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobdiha compares

By the 2011 count Gobdiha is the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 185 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, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gobdiha

Gobdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobdiha as Available within 5 - 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 Gobdiha from other places

Gobdiha lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 8.0 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 Gobdiha
Nearest railway station Rajgir 8.0 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 8.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Gobdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgir 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 Gobdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobdiha village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 25th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Gobdiha village has 720 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobdiha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Gobdiha is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobdiha covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobdiha falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobdiha is Rajgir, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gobdiha.

Gobdiha is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobdiha is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 8.0 km away. Rājgīr is about 8.7 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnausa (1.6 km), Khaira Chaman (1.6 km) and Karimpur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gobdiha today is likely to be higher.

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