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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 868 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 868
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur 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 Gobindpur from other places

Gobindpur lies about 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 1,721. That makes it the 10th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gobindpur village has 868 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Gobindpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindpur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Kotalpukur, about 11 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 Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 14 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 2.6 km away. Kotalpukur is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (under 2 km), Tarapurkhas (under 2 km) and Belpahari (1.6 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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