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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 510 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 510
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dukhiadih, Dumra, Ektala and Giripur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gobindpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindpur village had a population of 966. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Gobindpur village has 510 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindpur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gobindpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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