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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Pandabeswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 975 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713346, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Pandabeswar
Pincode 713346
Area (hectares) 90.65 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 975
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 90.65 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gobindapur

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 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 13 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saktigarh, about 5.8 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 Saktigarh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandabeswar 13 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 13 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 13 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandabeswar 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 1,898. That makes it the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Gobindapur village has 975 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 713346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 90.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindapur falls under Pandabeswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Saktigarh, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 13 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Pandabeswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about 5.8 km away. Pandabeswar is about 13 km away. Barddhaman is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (8.0 km), Mahal (13 km) and Nabgram (18 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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