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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 420 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 420
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobra compares

By the 2011 count Gobra is the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gobra

Gobra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gobra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobra from other places

Gobra lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 7.4 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 Gobra
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Gobra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri 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 Gobra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobra village had a population of 793. That makes it the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gobra village has 420 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobra falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobra is Nalhati Junction, about 7.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobra.

Gobra is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobra is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 6.5 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 7.4 km away. Suri II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (2.6 km), Talibpur (2.9 km) and Bholaipur (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gobra today is likely to be higher.

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