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About Gobardhandanga Village

Gobardhandanga is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,375, made up of 1,220 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobardhandanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobardhandanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 63.88 hectares
Population 2,375
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobardhandanga compares

By the 2011 count Gobardhandanga is the 38th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 63.88 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gobardhandanga

Gobardhandanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobardhandanga 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobardhandanga from other places

Gobardhandanga lies about 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Gobardhandanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 50 km

Villages closest to Gobardhandanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobardhandanga village had a population of 2,375. That makes it the 38th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Gobardhandanga village has 1,220 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobardhandanga has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gobardhandanga is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobardhandanga covers 63.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobardhandanga falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobardhandanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gobardhandanga.

Gobardhandanga is about 50 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobardhandanga is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuguridanga (under 2 km), Kaliadanga (under 2 km) and Kanchia Bishnudanga (under 2 km).

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

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