Gobindpurਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Gobindpur?

Gobindpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Gobindpur Bela gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038428, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 369 people in Gobindpur: 181 men and 188 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 191 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1039 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.8 per cent and women at 68.35 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 9 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 193 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 116 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 109 cultivators and 1 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lodipur, Mawa, Mothapur and Mukari.

What is the population of Gobindpur?

The population of Gobindpur was 369 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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.