About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 413 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Dabhra
Pincode	495692
Area (hectares)	168.74 hectares
Population	800
Male Population	413
Female Population	387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 168.74 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 69 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dabhra	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	21 km
Nearest town	Raigarh	23 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	69 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

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

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Common questions about Govindpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpur village had a population of 800. That makes it the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Govindpur village has 413 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 168.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Kirodimal Nagar, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 69 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 13 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 21 km away. Raigarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.