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About Govindarajapura Village

Govindarajapura is a small village in Tumkur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 252 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindarajapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindarajapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tumkur
Pincode 572120
Area (hectares) 198.91 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 252
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindarajapura compares

By the 2011 count Govindarajapura is the 189th largest of the 332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 198.91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Govindarajapura

Govindarajapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindarajapura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govindarajapura from other places

Govindarajapura lies about 16 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Mallasandra, about 11 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 Govindarajapura
Nearest railway station Mallasandra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumkur 16 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 16 km

Villages closest to Govindarajapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindarajapura village had a population of 498. That makes it the 189th largest of the 332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Govindarajapura village has 252 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindarajapura has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Govindarajapura is 572120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindarajapura covers 198.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindarajapura falls under Tumkur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govindarajapura is Mallasandra, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Govindarajapura.

Govindarajapura is about 16 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindarajapura is in Tumkur tehsil of Tumkur district. Mallasandra is about 11 km away. Tumkur is about 16 km away. Tumkūr 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 Makanahalli (2.3 km), Sirivara (2.4 km) and Gollahalli (3.0 km).

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

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