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About Gobardhan Village

Gobardhan is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 263 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobardhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobardhan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 263
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Gobardhan compares

By the 2011 count Gobardhan is the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Gobardhan

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

Gobardhan lies about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 24 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 Gobardhan
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 24 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 36 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Gobardhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobardhan village had a population of 561. That makes it the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Gobardhan village has 263 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobardhan has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Gobardhan is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobardhan covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobardhan falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobardhan is Māluka, about 24 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 Gobardhan.

Gobardhan is about 61 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobardhan is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 5.8 km away. Māluka is about 24 km away. Karanjiā is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Icha Kuti (under 2 km), Sarda (under 2 km) and Regudsai (1.7 km).

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

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