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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Purbasthali II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 295 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, 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 Purbasthali II
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 100.51 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 295
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
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 Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 100.51 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur 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 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 Purbasthali II 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 Purbasthali II 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 639. That makes it the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Gobindapur village has 295 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 100.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Purbasthali II 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 - 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 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 Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about 5.8 km away. Purbasthali II 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 Bahara (20 km), Jamalpur (21 km) and Kamalapur (21 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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