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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 137 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757025
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 137
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 140th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

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 <5 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 37 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Amarda Road, about 8.4 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 Amarda Road 8.4 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisinga 21 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 37 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisinga 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 278. That makes it the 140th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Govindpur village has 137 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 757025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Amarda Road, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 37 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Amarda Road is about 8.4 km away. Jaleshwar is about 18 km away. Baisinga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Managobindapur (under 2 km), Basantapur (9.4 km) and Nayabasantapur (9.4 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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