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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 413 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, 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 Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 204.51 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 413
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 85th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 204.51 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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 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 66 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur, about under 2 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 town Chhota Gobindpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 66 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 774. That makes it the 85th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Gobindapur village has 413 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 204.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Govindpur, about under 2 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 Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 66 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 Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Chhota Gobindpur is about under 2 km away. Govindpur is about under 2 km away. Barabazar 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 Bajra (6.6 km), Barra (6.6 km) and Badhadih (6.6 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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