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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is one of the larger villages in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,300, made up of 6,293 males and 6,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741505, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Hanskhali
Pincode 741505
Area (hectares) 737.54 hectares
Population 12,300
Male Population 6,293
Female Population 6,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 737.54 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 13 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Lakshimipur, about 7.1 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 Lakshimipur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanskhali 13 km
District headquarters Nadia 13 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 13 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanskhali 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 12,300. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Gobindapur village has 6,293 males and 6,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 741505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 737.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindapur falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Lakshimipur, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 13 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Lakshimipur is about 7.1 km away. Hanskhali is about 13 km away. Nadia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parua (6.2 km), Patuli (8.7 km) and Sahapur (9.3 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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