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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 407 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 407
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 142 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, 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 Gobindpur
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 2.1 km
Nearest town Rosera 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 7.8 km
District headquarters Purnia 142 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 760. That makes it the 78th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Gobindpur village has 407 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Gobindpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Rusera Ghat, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 142 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Rusera Ghat is about 2.1 km away. Rosera is about 3.0 km away. Dagarua is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraili (4.3 km), Mirpur (4.4 km) and Bhakhri (4.7 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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