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About Gobra Village

Gobra is a large village in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,086 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, 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 Swarupnagar
Pincode 743273
Area (hectares) 193.84 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Gobra compares

By the 2011 count Gobra is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 193.84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gobra

Gobra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobra 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 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
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Swarupnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Gobra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobra village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Gobra village has 1,086 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobra has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gobra is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobra covers 193.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dobila (3.9 km), Bhaduria (7.6 km) and Gopalpur (10 km).

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

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