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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is one of the larger villages in Santipur tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,632, made up of 8,675 males and 7,957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741404, 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 Santipur
Pincode 741404
Area (hectares) 786.19 hectares
Population 16,632
Male Population 8,675
Female Population 7,957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 786.19 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 15 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Shantipur Junction, about 2.5 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 Shantipur Junction 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Santipur 4.3 km
Nearest town Shāntipur 4.3 km
District headquarters Nadia 15 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santipur 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 16,632. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Gobindapur village has 8,675 males and 7,957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 741404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 786.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Shantipur Junction, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 15 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 Santipur tehsil of Nadia district. Shantipur Junction is about 2.5 km away. Santipur is about 4.3 km away. Shāntipur is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulia (8.0 km), Pumlia (8.0 km) and Bahadurpur (17 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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