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About Dakshin Gobinda Pur Village

Dakshin Gobinda Pur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gobinda Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gobinda Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 17.08 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gobinda Pur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gobinda Pur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 17.08 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dakshin Gobinda Pur

Dakshin Gobinda Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Gobinda Pur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dakshin Gobinda Pur from other places

Dakshin Gobinda Pur 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 Gobinda Pur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gobinda Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai I 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 Gobinda Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gobinda Pur village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dakshin Gobinda Pur village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gobinda Pur has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gobinda Pur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gobinda Pur covers 17.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakshin Gobinda Pur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gobinda Pur is Haldia, about 7.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Gobinda Pur.

Dakshin Gobinda Pur 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 Gobinda Pur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Contai I 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 Charai Khia (under 2 km), Dakshin Dauki (under 2 km) and Dakshin Gopinathpur (under 2 km).

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

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