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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,355, made up of 1,180 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, 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 Sonarpur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 76.5 hectares
Population 2,355
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 76.5 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above 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 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 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about 2.4 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 Mallikpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Baruipur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 5.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 2,355. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Gobindapur village has 1,180 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 76.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Mallikpur, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 25 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 Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about 2.4 km away. Baruipur is about 3.6 km away. Sonarpur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badehugli (under 2 km), Srirampur (under 2 km) and Langalber (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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