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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 501 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 501
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 68th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 3.4 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 town Mahārājgani 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 916. That makes it the 68th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Gobindapur village has 501 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindapur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Maharajganj, about 3.4 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 Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Mahārājgani is about 3.0 km away. Maharajganj is about 3.4 km away. Goriakothi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (2.7 km), Chandpur (4.6 km) and Jagdishpur (4.7 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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