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About Purba Gobindapur Village

Purba Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 651 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 75.72 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 651
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purba Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Gobindapur is the 52nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 75.72 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purba Gobindapur

Purba Gobindapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Gobindapur from other places

Purba Gobindapur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 2.7 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 Purba Gobindapur
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.7 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Purba Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 Purba Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Gobindapur village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Purba Gobindapur village has 651 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Gobindapur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purba Gobindapur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Gobindapur covers 75.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purba Gobindapur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Gobindapur is Nandakumar, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Gobindapur.

Purba 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.

Purba Gobindapur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.7 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Deshopran 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 Purba Chechuraput (under 2 km), Purba Gopinathpur (under 2 km) and Purba Mahammadpur (under 2 km).

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

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