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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Sutahata tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,712, made up of 1,946 males and 1,766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721645, 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 Sutahata
Pincode 721645
Area (hectares) 314.24 hectares
Population 3,712
Male Population 1,946
Female Population 1,766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 314.24 hectares work out to about 12 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 Gobindapur

The census records public bus service for Gobindapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobindapur from other places

Gobindapur lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 3.5 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 Gobindapur
Nearest railway station Karanjali 3.5 km
Nearest town Haldia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutahata 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

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 Gobindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobindapur village had a population of 3,712. That makes it the 4th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,946 males and 1,766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 908 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 Gobindapur is 721645. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 314.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Karanjali, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 41 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 Sutahata tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Karanjali is about 3.5 km away. Haldia is about 18 km away. Sutahata is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiyatpur (2.1 km), Patharberia (3.6 km) and Parbbatipur (4.1 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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