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About Govindpura Village

Govindpura is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 498 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.13 hectares hectares.

Govindpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 143.13 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 498
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpura compares

By the 2011 count Govindpura is the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 143.13 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Govindpura

Govindpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Govindpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Govindpura from other places

Govindpura lies about 69 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Dewas Junction, about 53 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 Govindpura
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 21 km
Nearest town Ashta 28 km
Nearest railway station Dewas Junction 53 km
District headquarters Sehore 69 km

Villages closest to Govindpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpura village had a population of 917. That makes it the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Govindpura village has 498 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpura has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Govindpura covers 143.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Govindpura falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpura is Dewas Junction, about 53 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Govindpura.

Govindpura is about 69 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpura is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 21 km away. Ashta is about 28 km away. Dewas Junction is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burana Khedi (2.1 km), Pithapura (3.2 km) and Dhurada Kalan (4.6 km).

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

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