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About Govindapura Village

Govindapura is a small village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 147 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.39 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
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 78.39 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 147
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 160th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 78.39 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

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 7.5 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Banaswadi, about 3.3 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 Banaswadi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 7.5 km
District headquarters Bangalore 7.5 km
Nearest town Bengaluru 7.5 km

Villages closest to Govindapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 289. That makes it the 160th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Govindapura village has 147 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapura has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

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

Govindapura covers 78.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindapura falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govindapura is Banaswadi, about 3.3 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 7.5 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapura is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Banaswadi is about 3.3 km away. Bangalore North is about 7.5 km away. Bangalore is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariyanapalya (1.8 km), Gowdahalli (2.2 km) and Guddahalli (2.2 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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