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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 705 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.08 hectares hectares.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Area (hectares) 116.08 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 705
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 55th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 116.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

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 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 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 11 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 Milangarh 11 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 1,323. That makes it the 55th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Gobindapur village has 705 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Gobindapur covers 116.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Milangarh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Manikchak is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasimnagar (4.3 km), Narayanpur (4.7 km) and Paschim Narayanpur (4.7 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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