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About Govindaghatta Village

Govindaghatta is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 234 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 298.7 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 234
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Govindaghatta is the 119th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 298.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1009.

Getting to Govindaghatta

Govindaghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindaghatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Govindaghatta from other places

Govindaghatta lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 13 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 Govindaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 13 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 18 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Govindaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindaghatta village had a population of 474. That makes it the 119th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Govindaghatta village has 234 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindaghatta has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Govindaghatta is 572224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindaghatta covers 298.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindaghatta falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Govindaghatta is Aralaguppe, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Govindaghatta.

Govindaghatta is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindaghatta is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 7.7 km away. Aralaguppe is about 13 km away. Tiptūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadarahalli (1.7 km), Thandaga (1.8 km) and Chandrapura (2.2 km).

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

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