About Gobra Village

Gobra is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,179 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Barasat II
Pincode	743247
Area (hectares)	246.82 hectares
Population	2,240
Male Population	1,179
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
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 Gobra compares

By the 2011 count Gobra is the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 246.82 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gobra

Gobra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobra 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 Gobra from other places

Gobra lies about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 5.4 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 Gobra
Nearest railway station	Kankra Mirzanagar	5.4 km
Nearest town	Badūria	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barasat II	13 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	13 km

Villages closest to Gobra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat II 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.

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Common questions about Gobra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobra village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 37th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Gobra village has 1,179 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 743247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 246.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobra falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobra is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 5.4 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 Gobra.

Gobra is about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobra is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kankra Mirzanagar is about 5.4 km away. Badūria is about 7.6 km away. Barasat II is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.