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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 209 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 97.61 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 209
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 198th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 97.61 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 954.

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 10+ 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 152 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 3.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.7 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 152 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 403. That makes it the 198th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gobindapur village has 209 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 97.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 152 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Swadinpur is about 3.8 km away. Tapan is about 3.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahindar (under 2 km), Shibpur (2.4 km) and Mallikpur (2.5 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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