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About Gobindpur Village

Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 485 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 142030
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 485
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindpur is the 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 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 Gobindpur from other places

Gobindpur lies about 31 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 6.0 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 Gobindpur
Tehsil headquarters Payal 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Chawapail 6.0 km
Nearest town Dorāha 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 31 km

Villages closest to Gobindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 921. That makes it the 75th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Gobindpur village has 485 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gobindpur is 142030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindpur covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindpur falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gobindpur is Chawapail, about 6.0 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 Gobindpur.

Gobindpur is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindpur is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 2.3 km away. Chawapail is about 6.0 km away. Dorāha 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 Majri (under 2 km), Payal (2.3 km) and Daumajra (2.5 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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