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About Govindapura Village

Govindapura is a small village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 122 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573122
Area (hectares) 266.46 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 122
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govindapura compares

By the 2011 count Govindapura is the 251st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 266.46 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

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 - 10 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 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 12 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 Kanive Halli 12 km
Nearest town Belūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 29 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Govindapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 249. That makes it the 251st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Govindapura village has 122 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapura has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Govindapura is 573122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapura covers 266.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindapura falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govindapura is Kanive Halli, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Govindapura.

Govindapura is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapura is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Kanive Halli is about 12 km away. Belūr is about 18 km away. Arsikere is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medarahalli (2.1 km), Javagal (7.4 km) and Bachenahalli (7.7 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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