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About Dakshin Gobindapur Village

Dakshin Gobindapur is a small village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 22 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721425
Area (hectares) 21.29 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 22
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Dakshin Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gobindapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 21.29 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Gobindapur

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

Dakshin Gobindapur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Gobindapur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Dakshin Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gobindapur village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Dakshin Gobindapur village has 22 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gobindapur has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gobindapur is 721425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gobindapur covers 21.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Gobindapur falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gobindapur is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Gobindapur.

Dakshin Gobindapur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Gobindapur is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Barbaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Baroj Part I (under 2 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part Ii (under 2 km).

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

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