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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 299 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 135.06 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 299
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 135.06 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

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 Rampurhat I 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 Rampurhat I 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 580. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Gobindapur village has 299 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 135.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Rampurhat I 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 Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat I 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 Mahendrapur (under 2 km), Bhabki (under 2 km) and Kutigram (under 2 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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