About Govatoor Village

Govatoor is a large village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,407, made up of 2,189 males and 2,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govatoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govatoor village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	1004.82 hectares
Population	4,407
Male Population	2,189
Female Population	2,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govatoor compares

By the 2011 count Govatoor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1004.82 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1025.

Getting to Govatoor

Govatoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govatoor 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. The nearest villages by name are Echala Koppa, Ganganakoppa, Gerupura and Ginikallu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Govatoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Govatoor village had a population of 4,407. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Govatoor village has 2,189 males and 2,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govatoor has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Govatoor is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govatoor covers 1004.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govatoor falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Govatoor notes the nearest railway station 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 Govatoor.

Govatoor is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.