About Govanal Village

Govanal is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 677 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1241.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govanal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Shirhatti
Pincode	582210
Area (hectares)	1241.62 hectares
Population	1,353
Male Population	677
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govanal compares

By the 2011 count Govanal is the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1241.62 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Govanal

Govanal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govanal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Govanal from other places

Govanal lies about 44 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 4.3 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 Govanal
Nearest railway station	Kalas	4.3 km
Nearest town	Lakshmeshwar	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirhatti	24 km
District headquarters	Gadag	44 km

Villages closest to Govanal

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

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Common questions about Govanal

As per the Census of India 2011, Govanal village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Govanal village has 677 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govanal has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Govanal is 582210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govanal covers 1241.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govanal falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govanal is Kalas, about 4.3 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 village for Govanal.

Govanal is about 44 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govanal is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Kalas is about 4.3 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 6.7 km away. Shirhatti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.