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About Dakshin Gobindpur Village

Dakshin Gobindpur is a mid sized village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 381 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gobindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gobindpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sutahata
Pincode 721635
Area (hectares) 108.19 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 381
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Gobindpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gobindpur is the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 108.19 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Gobindpur

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

Dakshin Gobindpur 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 Gobindpur
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 9.5 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gobindpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gobindpur village had a population of 728. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Dakshin Gobindpur village has 381 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gobindpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gobindpur is 721635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gobindpur covers 108.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Gobindpur falls under Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gobindpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Gobindpur.

Dakshin Gobindpur 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 Gobindpur is in Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Sutahata is about 9.5 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 Kalinagar (under 2 km), Manirampur (4.3 km) and Maniruddin Char (4.3 km).

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

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