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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 99 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Pincode 442908
Area (hectares) 136.43 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 99
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 136.43 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 50 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mukutban, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station Mukutban 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 25 km
Nearest town Chāndur 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 50 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jiwati 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 190. That makes it the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Govindpur village has 99 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 136.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindpur falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Mukutban, about 7.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 50 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Mukutban is about 7.6 km away. Jiwati is about 25 km away. Chāndur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrala (9.1 km), Dongargaon (12 km) and Yellapur (14 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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