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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 344 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.2 hectares hectares.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Area (hectares) 187.2 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 344
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 41st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 187.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 68 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Maju, about 2.9 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 Maju 2.9 km
Nearest town Pānchla 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 14 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 68 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 690. That makes it the 41st largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Gobindapur village has 344 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Gobindapur covers 187.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Maju, about 2.9 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 68 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Maju is about 2.9 km away. Pānchla is about 7.9 km away. Sankrail is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhagari (8.3 km), Harekrishnapur (11 km) and Madhupur (12 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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