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About Govindban Village

Govindban is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 998 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindban village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 301.42 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 998
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindban compares

By the 2011 count Govindban is the 16th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 301.42 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Govindban

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

Govindban lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 19 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 Govindban
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 19 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Govindban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindban village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 16th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Govindban village has 998 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindban has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Govindban is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindban covers 301.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Govindban falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Govindban is Saragaon Road, about 19 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 Govindban.

Govindban is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindban is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Saragaon Road is about 19 km away. Chāmpa is about 22 km away. Bilaigarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kisda (4.7 km), Karra Chikhala (6.6 km) and Mauhadih (7.7 km).

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

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