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About Gobardhanpur Village

Gobardhanpur is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 102 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobardhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobardhanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 102
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobardhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobardhanpur is the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gobardhanpur

Gobardhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobardhanpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobardhanpur from other places

Gobardhanpur lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, 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 Gobardhanpur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 33 km
District headquarters Godda 33 km

Villages closest to Gobardhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobardhanpur village had a population of 195. That makes it the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gobardhanpur village has 102 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobardhanpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gobardhanpur is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobardhanpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobardhanpur falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobardhanpur is Ekchari, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobardhanpur.

Gobardhanpur is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobardhanpur is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Ekchari is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Meherma is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamal Chak (under 2 km), Meghnath (under 2 km) and Madhura (1.9 km).

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

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