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About Gobindarampur Village

Gobindarampur is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,589, made up of 1,859 males and 1,730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 255.92 hectares
Population 3,589
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindarampur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindarampur is the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 255.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gobindarampur

Gobindarampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindarampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gobindarampur from other places

Gobindarampur lies about 82 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 7.9 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 Gobindarampur
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 7.9 km
Nearest town Pakur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 82 km

Villages closest to Gobindarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farakka 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 Gobindarampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindarampur village had a population of 3,589. That makes it the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Gobindarampur village has 1,859 males and 1,730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindarampur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gobindarampur is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindarampur covers 255.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindarampur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindarampur is Kotalpukur, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance for Gobindarampur.

Gobindarampur is about 82 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindarampur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kotalpukur is about 7.9 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Farakka 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 Bhrigurampur (under 2 km), Sahanagar (5.1 km) and Uttar Jamalpur (7.4 km).

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

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