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About Govada Village

Govada is a large village in Amruthalur tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,610, made up of 1,757 males and 1,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Amruthalur
Pincode 522325
Area (hectares) 1650 hectares
Population 3,610
Male Population 1,757
Female Population 1,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govada compares

By the 2011 count Govada is the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1650 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Govada

Govada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govada from other places

Govada lies about 33 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Modukuru, about 9.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Govada
Tehsil headquarters Amruthalur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Modukuru 9.8 km
Nearest town Ponnūru 12 km
District headquarters Guntur 33 km

Villages closest to Govada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amruthalur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Govada

As per the Census of India 2011, Govada village had a population of 3,610. That makes it the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Govada village has 1,757 males and 1,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govada has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Govada is 522325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govada covers 1650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govada falls under Amruthalur tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govada is Modukuru, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Govada.

Govada is about 33 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govada is in Amruthalur tehsil of Guntur district. Amruthalur is about 3.7 km away. Modukuru is about 9.8 km away. Ponnūru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelavarru (2.3 km), Panchalavaram (3.0 km) and Amruthalur (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Govada today is likely to be higher.

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