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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a small village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 249 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 81.92 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 249
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobra compares

By the 2011 count Gobra is the 85th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 81.92 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 955.

Getting to Gobra

The census records public bus service for Gobra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ekdalu, Gangarambati, Gauribati and Gayeshpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 470. That makes it the 85th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Gobra village has 249 males and 221 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 81.92 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 Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gobra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobra.

Gobra is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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