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About Govanakoppa Village

Govanakoppa is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 565 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govanakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govanakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 638.89 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 565
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govanakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Govanakoppa is the 51st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 638.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Govanakoppa

Govanakoppa 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 Govanakoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Govanakoppa from other places

Govanakoppa lies about 47 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 28 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 Govanakoppa
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 27 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 28 km
District headquarters Gadag 47 km

Villages closest to Govanakoppa

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.

Common questions about Govanakoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Govanakoppa village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 51st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Govanakoppa village has 565 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govanakoppa has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Govanakoppa is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govanakoppa covers 638.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govanakoppa falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govanakoppa is Yalavigi, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Govanakoppa.

Govanakoppa is about 47 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govanakoppa is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Lakshmeshwar is about 25 km away. Shirhatti is about 27 km away. Yalavigi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koganur (under 2 km), Ankali (under 2 km) and Tangod (2.1 km).

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

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