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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Malpur tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 981 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Malpur
Pincode 383345
Area (hectares) 855.82 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 981
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 855.82 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 966.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 108 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 49 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 Lūnāvāda 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Malpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 49 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 108 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malpur 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 1,872. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Govindpur village has 981 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 383345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 855.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Modasa, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Govindpur is about 108 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Lūnāvāda is about 17 km away. Malpur is about 30 km away. Modasa is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanavada (4.2 km), Ankaliya (7.8 km) and Vankaneda (11 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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