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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,718, made up of 1,375 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, 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 Singur
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 210.22 hectares
Population 2,718
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 210.22 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gobindapur

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 village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Singur 16 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 18 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 Singur 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 2,718. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,375 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 210.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Singur 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 village.

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 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 Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Pantihal is about 7.7 km away. Singur is about 16 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 Satgara (4.6 km), Benipur (6.9 km) and Patul Raghabpur (7.4 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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