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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 591 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 362.57 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 591
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobra compares

By the 2011 count Gobra is the 75th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 362.57 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gobra

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

Gobra lies about 26 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 3.7 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 Gobra
Nearest railway station Kurud 3.7 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 26 km

Villages closest to Gobra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobra village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 75th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Gobra village has 591 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 362.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobra falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gobra is Kurud, about 3.7 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Gobra.

Gobra is about 26 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobra is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 3.7 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Dhamtari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhothli (1.8 km), Atang (2.0 km) and Bhalookona (2.0 km).

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

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