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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 444 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 392.7 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 444
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 the 76th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 392.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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 3.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 3.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 920. That makes it the 76th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gobindapur village has 444 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 392.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Swadinpur, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 3.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 3.5 km away. Birbhum is about 3.5 km away. Swadinpur is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendangal (under 2 km), Binodpur (1.7 km) and Albandha (2.0 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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