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About Bara Gobindapur Village

Bara Gobindapur is a large village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,286 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 2,455
Male Population 1,286
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gobindapur is the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Bara Gobindapur

Bara Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Gobindapur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bara Gobindapur from other places

Bara Gobindapur lies about 25 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 21 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 Bara Gobindapur
Nearest railway station Chhatna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Indus 25 km
District headquarters Bankura 25 km
Nearest town Bānkura 25 km

Villages closest to Bara Gobindapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gobindapur village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Bara Gobindapur village has 1,286 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gobindapur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gobindapur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gobindapur covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gobindapur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gobindapur is Chhatna, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Gobindapur.

Bara Gobindapur is about 25 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gobindapur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 21 km away. Indus is about 25 km away. Bankura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charigram (7.1 km), Jashdighi (10 km) and Thakurani Dighi (10 km).

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

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