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About Gobinda Chak Village

Gobinda Chak is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 526 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobinda Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobinda Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 73.11 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 526
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobinda Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gobinda Chak is the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 73.11 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gobinda Chak

Gobinda Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobinda Chak as Available within 5 - 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 Gobinda Chak from other places

Gobinda Chak lies about 11 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about under 2 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 Gobinda Chak
Nearest railway station Henria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 11 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 11 km
Nearest town Contai 21 km

Villages closest to Gobinda Chak

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 Gobinda Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobinda Chak village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 60th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Gobinda Chak village has 526 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobinda Chak has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gobinda Chak is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobinda Chak covers 73.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobinda Chak falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobinda Chak is Henria, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobinda Chak.

Gobinda Chak is about 11 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobinda Chak is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about under 2 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 11 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binanda Chak (under 2 km), Fakir Chak (under 2 km) and Haridra Chak (under 2 km).

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

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