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About Govardhanpur Village

Govardhanpur is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 477 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govardhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govardhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 234.46 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 477
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govardhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Govardhanpur is the 66th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 234.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Govardhanpur

Govardhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govardhanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghumadand, Giriya, Gonda and Gorgi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Govardhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govardhanpur village had a population of 940. That makes it the 66th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Govardhanpur village has 477 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govardhanpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Govardhanpur is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govardhanpur covers 234.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govardhanpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Govardhanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Govardhanpur.

Govardhanpur is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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