Gobindpuraਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰਾ

Where is Gobindpura?

Gobindpura is a village in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035725, and it covers 2,791 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,826 people in Gobindpura: 4,132 men and 3,694 women, living in 1,415 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 2,791 hectares, the population density works out to about 280 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 813, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,677 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.33 per cent and women at 55.68 per cent. The census recorded 3,120 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 2,653 main workers, the largest group, 1,056, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 913 agricultural labourers and 569 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 467 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindpura's land. Of the village's 2,791 hectares, 2,115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,465 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (650 hectares). About 667 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1,088 cultivators and 1,082 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gobindpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhilwan, Seman, Poohli and Poohla.

What is the population of Gobindpura?

The population of Gobindpura was 7,826 at the 2011 census, living in 1,415 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Gobindpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindpura has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.