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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 164 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.48 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 122.48 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 164
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 117th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 122.48 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 71 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurhand, about 36 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 Govindpur
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 19 km
Nearest town Lauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Khurhand 36 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 71 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpur village had a population of 305. That makes it the 117th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Govindpur village has 164 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Govindpur covers 122.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Khurhand, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 71 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 19 km away. Lauri is about 27 km away. Khurhand is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawa (2.3 km), Singhpur (2.5 km) and Barband (3.3 km).

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

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