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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a large village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,068 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495688
Area (hectares) 515.28 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 515.28 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 54 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 19 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 Dabhra 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 19 km
Nearest town Saktī 25 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 54 km

Villages closest to Gobra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dabhra 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 2,164. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Gobra village has 1,068 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 515.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobra falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gobra is Kharsia, about 19 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 54 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobra is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 5.1 km away. Kharsia is about 19 km away. Saktī is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katekoni Chhote (2.2 km), Churteli (2.7 km) and Pharasawani (2.8 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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