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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,179 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 208.53 hectares
Population 2,307
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 58th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 208.53 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 10+ 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 38 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about 17 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 Gourdaha Halt 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 20 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 21 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deganga 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 2,307. That makes it the 58th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,179 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 208.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Gourdaha Halt, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 38 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.

Gobindapur is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about 17 km away. Deganga is about 20 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chandpur (2.3 km), Chandpur (2.3 km) and Sirajpur (3.0 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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