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About Gobrapur Village

Gobrapur is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,912, made up of 2,030 males and 1,882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 161.65 hectares
Population 3,912
Male Population 2,030
Female Population 1,882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobrapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobrapur is the 27th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 161.65 hectares work out to about 24 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 941.

Getting to Gobrapur

Gobrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobrapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gobrapur from other places

Gobrapur lies about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Satberia Halt, about 9.5 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 Gobrapur
Nearest railway station Satberia Halt 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 9.6 km
Nearest town Bangaon 9.6 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Gobrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobrapur village had a population of 3,912. That makes it the 27th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Gobrapur village has 2,030 males and 1,882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobrapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gobrapur is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobrapur covers 161.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobrapur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobrapur is Satberia Halt, about 9.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobrapur.

Gobrapur is about 36 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.

Gobrapur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Satberia Halt is about 9.5 km away. Bongaon is about 9.6 km away. Bangaon is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganrapota (under 2 km), Panchita (2.8 km) and Arsingri (4.0 km).

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

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