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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a small village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 126 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobindapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 33.39 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 126
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 33.39 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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 - 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 Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 33 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 town Diamond Harbour 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindapur village had a population of 272. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Gobindapur village has 126 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 33.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gobindapur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 33 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.1 km away. Nandigram I is about 33 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalicharanpur (2.1 km), Mansakata Bharat Chak (3.6 km) and Durgapur (4.4 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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