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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 277 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 156.97 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 277
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 100th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 156.97 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobindpur from other places

Gobindpur lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about under 2 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 Gobindpur
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 9.4 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindpur village had a population of 568. That makes it the 100th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Gobindpur village has 277 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 156.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gobindpur is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about under 2 km away. Gande is about 9.4 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karodih (under 2 km), Ahridih (1.9 km) and Pahridih (1.9 km).

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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