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About Gobardhanpur Village

Gobardhanpur is a mid sized village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 622 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobardhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobardhanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743371
Area (hectares) 643.05 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 622
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobardhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Gobardhanpur is the 78th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 643.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gobardhanpur

Gobardhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobardhanpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gobardhanpur from other places

Gobardhanpur lies about 61 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 24 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 Gobardhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 20 km
Nearest railway station Namkhana 24 km
Nearest town Haldia 58 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 61 km

Villages closest to Gobardhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima 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 Gobardhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobardhanpur village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 78th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Gobardhanpur village has 622 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobardhanpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gobardhanpur is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobardhanpur covers 643.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobardhanpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobardhanpur is Namkhana, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobardhanpur.

Gobardhanpur is about 61 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.

Gobardhanpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 20 km away. Namkhana is about 24 km away. Haldia is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Plat G 6th Portion (1.8 km), Buraburir Tat (2.2 km) and Sitarampur (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gobardhanpur today is likely to be higher.

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