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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,590 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743374, 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 Kulpi
Pincode 743374
Area (hectares) 191.96 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,590
Female Population 1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 18th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 191.96 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

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 - 10 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 - 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 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 7.3 km
Nearest town Haldia 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpi 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 3,123. That makes it the 18th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,590 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743374. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 191.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobindapur falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 20 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 Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 3.5 km away. Kulpi is about 7.3 km away. Haldia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padmapukhuria (under 2 km), Haski (under 2 km) and Krishna Ballabhpur (under 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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