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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 344 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, 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 Raina II
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 276.9 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 344
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 276.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Raina 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 Raina 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 674. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Gobindapur village has 344 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 276.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Raina 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saktigarh is about 5.8 km away. Raina 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 Sanko Narayanpur (8.8 km), Arui (12 km) and Chak Fakirpur (15 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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