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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 131 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.09 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 306.09 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 131
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 188th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 306.09 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 117 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 13 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 Govindpur
Nearest town Chandauli 13 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 20 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 117 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 Govindpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpur village had a population of 247. That makes it the 188th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Govindpur village has 131 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Govindpur covers 306.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindpur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Saidraja, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 117 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chandauli is about 13 km away. Saidraja is about 13 km away. Gangapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalwadi (1.9 km), Jamgaon (3.4 km) and Mirzapur (5.9 km).

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

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