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About Gobar Village

Gobar is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,824, made up of 967 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares.

Gobar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 590 hectares
Population 1,824
Male Population 967
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobar compares

By the 2011 count Gobar is the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Gobar

Gobar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gobar from other places

Gobar lies about 85 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 14 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 Gobar
Nearest railway station Parakheda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 33 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 43 km
District headquarters Sheopur 85 km

Villages closest to Gobar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobar village had a population of 1,824. That makes it the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Gobar village has 967 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 846.

Gobar covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobar falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gobar is Parakheda, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobar.

Gobar is about 85 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobar is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Parakheda is about 14 km away. Vijaypur is about 33 km away. Shivpuri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpura (3.6 km), Nerkheda (6.9 km) and Binega (7.2 km).

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

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