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About Gobindgarh Village

Gobindgarh is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,906, made up of 1,018 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 1,906
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindgarh compares

By the 2011 count Gobindgarh is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Gobindgarh

Gobindgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindgarh 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 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 7.5 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 8.1 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
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 7.5 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 7.5 km
Nearest town Mohali 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 8.1 km

Villages closest to Gobindgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 1,906. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Gobindgarh village has 1,018 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindgarh has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Gobindgarh is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindgarh covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindgarh falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gobindgarh is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindgarh.

Gobindgarh is about 7.5 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindgarh is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. SAS Nagar is about 7.5 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 7.5 km away. Mohali is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhirpur (under 2 km), Shiampur (1.6 km) and Saneta (1.9 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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