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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 262 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.17 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 334.17 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 262
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 334.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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 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 92 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Himayatnagar, about 22 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 Umarkhed 15 km
Nearest railway station Himayatnagar 22 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 92 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 522. That makes it the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Govindpur village has 262 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Govindpur covers 334.17 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.

Govindpur falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Himayatnagar, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 92 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Umarkhed is about 15 km away. Himayatnagar is about 22 km away. Yavatmal is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishanpur (1.9 km), Met (2.4 km) and Kopra Kh (3.1 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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