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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 295 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 357.45 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 295
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 129th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 357.45 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 7.3 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 33 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Gobra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 597. That makes it the 129th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Gobra village has 295 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 357.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobra falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gobra is Bhilai Power House, about 33 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 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobra is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 7.3 km away. Ahīwāra is about 17 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahtadah (2.4 km), Tatha (2.5 km) and Biroda (3.2 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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