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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 575 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, 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 Sariya
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 575
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 - 10 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 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 5.2 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 Kawar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sariya 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 1,216. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Gobindpur village has 575 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindpur falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Kawar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 16 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 Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 5.2 km away. Sariya is about 16 km away. Giridih 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 Dumariatanr (4.0 km), Karma (4.9 km) and Paharpur (6.6 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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