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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 746 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, 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 Hasnabad
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 24.31 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 746
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 24.31 hectares work out to about 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

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 <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 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
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasnabad 32 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 Hasnabad 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 1,458. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Gobindapur village has 746 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 954 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 24.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindapur falls under Hasnabad 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 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 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 Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about 17 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 21 km away. Hasnabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (2.3 km), Sirajpur (3.0 km) and Sadigachhi (3.5 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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