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About Gobindapur Village

Gobindapur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 449 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 93.08 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 449
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobindapur compares

By the 2011 count Gobindapur is the 141st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 93.08 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gobindapur

Gobindapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobindapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 5.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 10 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
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 17 km

Villages closest to Gobindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 875. That makes it the 141st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Gobindapur village has 449 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobindapur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gobindapur is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobindapur covers 93.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobindapur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gobindapur is Kanki, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gobindapur.

Gobindapur is about 5.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobindapur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.4 km away. Kanki is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikarpur (4.3 km), Damdama (5.6 km) and Kailara (5.6 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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