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About Gobindgarh Village

Gobindgarh is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,346, made up of 2,976 males and 2,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1808.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152117
Area (hectares) 1808.17 hectares
Population 5,346
Male Population 2,976
Female Population 2,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindgarh compares

By the 2011 count Gobindgarh is the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1808.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gobindgarh

Gobindgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gobindgarh from other places

Gobindgarh lies about 90 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahawalbas, about 4.0 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 Gobindgarh
Nearest railway station Bahawalbas 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 6.8 km
District headquarters Firozpur 90 km

Villages closest to Gobindgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindgarh village had a population of 5,346. That makes it the 10th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Gobindgarh village has 2,976 males and 2,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindgarh has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gobindgarh is 152117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindgarh covers 1808.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindgarh falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gobindgarh is Bahawalbas, about 4.0 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 village for Gobindgarh.

Gobindgarh is about 90 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindgarh is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bahawalbas is about 4.0 km away. Abohar is about 6.8 km away. Firozpur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basian (2.9 km), Kundal (4.2 km) and Chanan Khera (5.0 km).

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

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