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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 727 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 577 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 727
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gobindpur

Gobindpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 2.3 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 Mahali Marup 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 6.1 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 12 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 22 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraikela 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 1,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Gobindpur village has 727 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindpur falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Mahali Marup, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 2.3 km away. Saraikela is about 6.1 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurkuli (under 2 km), Deogirisahi (under 2 km) and Kita (1.7 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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