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About Govinakere Village

Govinakere is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 373 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govinakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govinakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573111
Area (hectares) 354.29 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 373
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govinakere compares

By the 2011 count Govinakere is the 91st largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 354.29 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Govinakere

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

Govinakere lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Samudhravalli, about 14 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 Govinakere
Nearest railway station Samudhravalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 16 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Govinakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govinakere village had a population of 763. That makes it the 91st largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Govinakere village has 373 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govinakere has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Govinakere is 573111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govinakere covers 354.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govinakere falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govinakere is Samudhravalli, about 14 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 Govinakere.

Govinakere 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.

Govinakere is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Samudhravalli is about 14 km away. Channarayapatna is about 16 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Obalapura (2.5 km), Kooradahalli (2.6 km) and Maragur (2.7 km).

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

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