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About Gobind Pur Village

Gobind Pur is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 142 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobind Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobind Pur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 168.09 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 142
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobind Pur compares

By the 2011 count Gobind Pur is the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 168.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gobind Pur

Gobind Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobind Pur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobind Pur from other places

Gobind Pur lies about 7.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 7.0 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 Gobind Pur
District headquarters Shimla 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Taradevi 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 32 km

Villages closest to Gobind Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Gobind Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobind Pur village had a population of 278. That makes it the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Gobind Pur village has 142 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobind Pur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gobind Pur is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobind Pur covers 168.09 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.

Gobind Pur falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gobind Pur is Taradevi, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobind Pur.

Gobind Pur is about 7.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobind Pur is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Taradevi is about 7.0 km away. Kotkhai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Kufri (7.8 km), Dhali (9.3 km) and Up Muhal Badon (9.4 km).

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

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