About Govindaputhur Village

Govindaputhur is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,850, made up of 2,354 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindaputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindaputhur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	621701
Area (hectares)	1043.43 hectares
Population	4,850
Male Population	2,354
Female Population	2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindaputhur compares

By the 2011 count Govindaputhur is the 16th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 1043.43 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Govindaputhur

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

Govindaputhur lies about 27 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 10 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 Govindaputhur
Nearest railway station	Sundaraperumal Kovil	10 km
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	17 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	27 km

Villages closest to Govindaputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindaputhur village had a population of 4,850. That makes it the 16th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Govindaputhur village has 2,354 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindaputhur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Govindaputhur is 621701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindaputhur covers 1043.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindaputhur falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Govindaputhur is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 10 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 village for Govindaputhur.

Govindaputhur is about 27 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindaputhur is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Sundaraperumal Kovil is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 13 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.