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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722161
Area (hectares) 71.22 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 9
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 71.22 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 24 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 24 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 Gobindapur
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura I 24 km
District headquarters Bankura 24 km
Nearest town Bānkura 24 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura I 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 Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindapur village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Gobindapur village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 722161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 71.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobindapur falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Bankura Jn., about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 24 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 24 km away. Bankura I is about 24 km away. Bankura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supurdihi (7.9 km), Nayabadi (13 km) and Dhaldanga (22 km).

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

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