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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a small village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 217 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 84.18 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 217
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 76th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 84.18 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 <5 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 51 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 2.4 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 Tiraldih 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Balarampur 30 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 30 km
District headquarters Puruliya 51 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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 438. That makes it the 76th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Gobindapur village has 217 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 84.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobindapur falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Tiraldih, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 51 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Tiraldih is about 2.4 km away. Balarampur is about 30 km away. Balarāmpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harat (1.6 km), Rugri (4.2 km) and Inchadih (6.2 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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