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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gobindpur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India#Asia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.231494|N|75.993785|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 247
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_total = 2072
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1076/996 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<ref name="Census2011Gov"/><ref name="Sexratio"/>
| population_demonym =
| code2_name = Village Code
| code2_info = 32120<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government Directory |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s308d98638c6fcd194a4b1e6992063e944/uploads/2018/09/2018090185.pdf |website=cdn.s3waas.gov.in |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=29 March 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01823 (SBS Nagar)
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144510
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate = PB-32 , PB-78
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Gobindpur (38)
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Gobindpur''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. it was originally known as Salaimpur, but later had its name changed to Gobindpur after [[Guru Hargobind]] visited it in the 17th century . It is located {{convert|3.8|km}} away from City [[Banga, India|Banga]], {{convert|19.7|km}} from district headquarter [[Nawanshahr]] and {{convert|110|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Gobindpur had a total population of 2,072, of which 1,076 were males and 996 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 194. The total number of literates in Gobindpur was 1,538, which constituted 74.2% of the population with male literacy of 78.0% and female literacy of 70.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Gobindpur was 81.9%, of which male literacy rate was 87.4% and female literacy rate was 76.1%. The [[Scheduled Castes]] population was 841, which is 40.6% of the total population. Gobindpur had 411 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Gobindpur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35485 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sexratio">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|quote=for Gobindpur see page 59 |work=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=8 February 2021}}</ref>

==Geography ==
Gobindpur is approximately 329 km from Capital [[New Delhi]], 106 km from the state capital [[Chandigarh]], 109 km from [[Amritsar]], 55 km from [[Jalandhar]] and 1493 km from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gobindpur,+Punjab/Mumbai,+Maharashtra/@24.8736753,65.8914078,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aeb57ed04eb61:0x4a5f370301d2f558!2m2!1d75.9942162!2d31.230852!1m5!1m1!1s0x3be7c6306644edc1:0x5da4ed8f8d648c69!2m2!1d72.8776559!2d19.0759837!3e0|title=Mumbai from Gobindpur|work= Google Map}}</ref> It is in the northwest part of India; a few hundred kilometers south of [[Kashmir]] and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. On a clear day, the snow-clad peaks of the [[Dhauladhar]] range are visible in the distant horizon. The Banga [[rail transport|Railway]] station is located on the [[Jalandhar]] City . Jaijon Doaba Line of the Northern Railway at 13 km from [[Nawanshahr]], 43 km from [[Jalandhar]], and 45 km from [[Ludhiana]]. It is also linked by National Highway 344A with [[Nawanshahr]] and [[Phagwara]] [[Grand Trunk Road]] from [[Banga, India|Banga]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, Government Senior Secondary School founded in 1950's.|List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district| The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]]
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=School,College in SBS Nagar)|work= SBS Nagar police}}</ref> and the meal prepared in school premises. As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14.

Sikh National College and Guru Nanak College for Women are the nearest colleges. Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is {{convert|19|km}}. The village is {{convert|89.5|km}} away from Chandigarh University, {{convert|19|km}} from [[Indian Institute of Technology]] and {{convert|37|km}} away from [[Lovely Professional University]].

== Transport ==
===By road===
Gobindpur is connected to Banga with local buses available. There is a large network of government and private bus services of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh.

===By rail===
Banga railway station ('''BXB''') is the nearest train station about 4km. however there some other railway station here
*Jalandhar - '''JUC''' (50KM)
*Phagwara - '''PGW''' (23km)
*SBS Nagar - '''SBSN''' (19km)
*Jaijon - '''JJJ''' (30km)
*Garhshankar - '''GSR'''(16km)

===By air===
Nearby airports include:
;Domestic Airport
*[[Adampur Airport]] - '''AIP''' (34 km), is the nearest domestic airport
*[[Sahnewal Airport]], Ludhiana - '''LUH'''(64 km Via Apra-Banga Road)
;International Airport
*[[Chandigarh Airport]] - '''IXC'''(118.7 km)
*[[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]], Amritsar - '''ATQ'''(141.7 km)
*[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], Delhi - '''DEL''' (364.2 km)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gobindpur,+Punjab/I.G.I+Airport,+Terminal+2B+Road,+Indira+Gandhi+International+Airport,+Delhi/@30.7379226,76.3703181,9z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x391aeb57ed04eb61:0x4a5f370301d2f558!2m2!1d75.9942162!2d31.230852!1m5!1m1!1s0x390d1b9bb70b176f:0x48ebc8589e6367b8!2m2!1d77.086828!2d28.5570756!3e0!5i2|title=IGI Airport from Gobindpur (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]
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[[Category:Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]

Gobindpur, Punjab - Revision history

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