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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 447 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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 Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 131.57 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 447
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 131.57 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 48 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 8.3 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 Ukilerhat 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 10 km
Nearest town Haldia 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 48 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 856. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Gobindapur village has 447 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 131.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Ukilerhat, about 8.3 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 48 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 Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Ukilerhat is about 8.3 km away. Kakdwip is about 10 km away. Haldia 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 Akshyanagar (9.6 km), Bhubannagar (9.9 km) and Kakdwip (10 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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