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About Gobindsar Village

Gobindsar is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 872 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindsar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 872
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindsar compares

By the 2011 count Gobindsar is the 53rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gobindsar

Gobindsar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gobindsar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobindsar from other places

Gobindsar lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 2.7 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 Gobindsar
Nearest railway station Jakolari 2.7 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Gobindsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindsar village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gobindsar village has 872 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindsar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gobindsar is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindsar covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindsar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gobindsar is Jakolari, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobindsar.

Gobindsar is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindsar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 2.7 km away. Sujānpur is about 10 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Mughlan (under 2 km), Khoba (under 2 km) and Targarh (1.6 km).

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

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