Gobindpurਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Gobindpur?

Gobindpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038690, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 400 people in Gobindpur: 213 men and 187 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 769 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 78 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.78 per cent and women at 80.57 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 127 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 15 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 52 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 23 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 Rupnagar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhota Bande Mahal, Bara, Sangatpur and Salaura.

What is the population of Gobindpur?

The population of Gobindpur was 400 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gobindpur have?

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