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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,621, made up of 840 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 360.17 hectares
Population 1,621
Male Population 840
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 360.17 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 973.

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 <5 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 Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 63 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 48 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 Pakhanjur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 48 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 63 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 67 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakhanjur 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 1,621. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Govindpur village has 840 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 360.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Keoti, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 63 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.1 km away. Keoti is about 48 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yesebeda (2.2 km), Achin Nagar (2.6 km) and Ashok Nagar (2.6 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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