Gobindpurਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Gobindpur?

Gobindpur is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029250, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 676 people in Gobindpur: 333 men and 343 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1030 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 240 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.22 per cent and women at 71.75 per cent. The census recorded 224 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindpur's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 48 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 34 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gobindpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aujla Banwali, Dhapai, Aujla Jogi and Ibban.

What is the population of Gobindpur?

The population of Gobindpur was 676 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Gobindpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.