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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,828, made up of 1,538 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Piprakothi
Pincode 845437
Area (hectares) 195.9 hectares
Population 2,828
Male Population 1,538
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 195.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 9.2 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 2.1 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 Gobindapur
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Piprakothi 6.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 7.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 9.2 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindapur village had a population of 2,828. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,538 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 195.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Jiwdhara, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 9.2 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 2.1 km away. Piprakothi is about 6.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Tikaita (under 2 km) and Kishunpur (1.9 km).

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

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