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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 475 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 140.2 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 475
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 96th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 140.2 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 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 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 42 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 10 km
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 17 km
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 42 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram 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 946. That makes it the 96th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gobindapur village has 475 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 140.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Mallarpur, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 42 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 10 km away. Mallarpur is about 17 km away. Kāndi 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 Jamuni (3.1 km), Churigram (3.6 km) and Raghunathpur (5.1 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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