About Govardhan Village

Govardhan is a large village in Parli tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,173 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.62 hectares hectares.

Govardhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govardhan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bid
Tehsil	Parli
Area (hectares)	1115.62 hectares
Population	2,310
Male Population	1,173
Female Population	1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Govardhan compares

By the 2011 count Govardhan is the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents. Its 1115.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Govardhan

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

Govardhan lies about 64 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 25 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 Govardhan
Nearest town	Majalgaon	22 km
Nearest railway station	Parli-Vaijnath	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parli	26 km
District headquarters	Bid	64 km

Villages closest to Govardhan

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

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Common questions about Govardhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Govardhan village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents.

Govardhan village has 1,173 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govardhan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Govardhan covers 1115.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govardhan falls under Parli tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Govardhan is Parli-Vaijnath, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Govardhan.

Govardhan is about 64 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govardhan is in Parli tehsil of Bid district. Majalgaon is about 22 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 25 km away. Parli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.