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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 418 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, 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 Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 131.78 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 418
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 131.78 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Magrahat II 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 Magrahat II 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 857. That makes it the 66th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Gobindapur village has 418 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 131.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Magrahat II 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 3.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 6.0 km away. Magrahat II 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), Purba Kamarpukuria (under 2 km) and Benipur (1.7 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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