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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,890, made up of 2,477 males and 2,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743337, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743337
Area (hectares) 434.3 hectares
Population 4,890
Male Population 2,477
Female Population 2,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 434.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 7.3 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, 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 Dakshin Barasat‎ 3.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 7.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.3 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 4,890. That makes it the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Gobindapur village has 2,477 males and 2,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 434.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 7.3 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 3.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 6.0 km away. Jaynagar I is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanta Pukuria (under 2 km), Khatsara (1.7 km) and Mastikari (1.9 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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