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About Gobila Village

Gobila is a large village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,222, made up of 1,661 males and 1,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 107.45 hectares
Population 3,222
Male Population 1,661
Female Population 1,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobila compares

By the 2011 count Gobila is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 107.45 hectares work out to about 30 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 948.

Getting to Gobila

The census records public bus service for Gobila as Available within <5 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 Gobila from other places

Gobila lies about 17 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Harua Road, about 2.2 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 Gobila
Nearest railway station Harua Road 2.2 km
Nearest town Badūria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 17 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Gobila

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

Common questions about Gobila

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobila village had a population of 3,222. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Gobila village has 1,661 males and 1,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobila has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gobila is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobila covers 107.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobila falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobila is Harua Road, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gobila.

Gobila is about 17 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.

Gobila is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Harua Road is about 2.2 km away. Badūria is about 11 km away. Basirhat II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karulia (2.8 km), Mirzanagar (3.3 km) and Kankra (3.8 km).

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

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