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About Purbba Gobindapur Village

Purbba Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 967 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 159.04 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 967
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbba Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Gobindapur is the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 159.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Purbba Gobindapur

Purbba Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purbba Gobindapur as Available within village. 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 Purbba Gobindapur from other places

Purbba 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 Purbba Gobindapur
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Pantihal 7.7 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 18 km
District headquarters Hugli 37 km

Villages closest to Purbba Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jangipara 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 Purbba Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Gobindapur village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Purbba Gobindapur village has 967 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Gobindapur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Gobindapur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Gobindapur covers 159.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Gobindapur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbba Gobindapur.

Purbba 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.

Purbba Gobindapur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Jangipara is about 3.3 km away. Pantihal is about 7.7 km away. Dhulagari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Gobindapur (under 2 km), Basantapur (3.1 km) and Santanpur (3.1 km).

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

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