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About Govindapura Village

Govindapura is a small village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 121 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 60.19 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 121
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govindapura compares

By the 2011 count Govindapura is the 167th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 60.19 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Govindapura

Govindapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindapura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govindapura from other places

Govindapura lies about 30 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Solur, about 8.6 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 Govindapura
Nearest railway station Solur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 9.9 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 30 km

Villages closest to Govindapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindapura village had a population of 248. That makes it the 167th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Govindapura village has 121 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapura has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Govindapura is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapura covers 60.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindapura falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govindapura is Solur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Govindapura is about 30 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapura is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Solur is about 8.6 km away. Nelamangala is about 9.9 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thimmasandra (under 2 km), Aralasandra (under 2 km) and Pallarahalli (under 2 km).

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

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