About Purbba Gomaidighi Village

Purbba Gomaidighi is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,982, made up of 6,219 males and 5,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 823.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Gomaidighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Gomaidighi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733207
Area (hectares)	823.1 hectares
Population	11,982
Male Population	6,219
Female Population	5,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Purbba Gomaidighi compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Gomaidighi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 823.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Purbba Gomaidighi

Purbba Gomaidighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purbba Gomaidighi 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 Purbba Gomaidighi from other places

Purbba Gomaidighi lies about 56 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhulabari, about 15 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 Purbba Gomaidighi
Nearest railway station	Dhulabari	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	16 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	16 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	56 km

Villages closest to Purbba Gomaidighi

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

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Common questions about Purbba Gomaidighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Gomaidighi village had a population of 11,982. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Purbba Gomaidighi village has 6,219 males and 5,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Gomaidighi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Gomaidighi is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Gomaidighi covers 823.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Gomaidighi falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Gomaidighi is Dhulabari, about 15 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 Purbba Gomaidighi.

Purbba Gomaidighi is about 56 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Gomaidighi is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhulabari is about 15 km away. Islampur is about 16 km away. Islāmpur 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 Goalgachh (under 2 km), Bhagmahima (1.9 km) and Bhangamali (1.9 km).

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