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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 641 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712305, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712305
Area (hectares) 152.63 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 641
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 91st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 152.63 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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 - 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 37 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Pantihal, about 7.7 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 Pantihal 7.7 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 37 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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 1,286. That makes it the 91st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Gobindapur village has 641 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 712305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 152.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Pantihal, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 37 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Pantihal is about 7.7 km away. Dhulagari is about 18 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katgara (4.6 km), Dakshin Mamudpur (6.4 km) and Madhupur (6.4 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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