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About Govindapuram Village

Govindapuram is a large village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,279 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode 612101
Area (hectares) 170.26 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindapuram compares

By the 2011 count Govindapuram is the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 170.26 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Govindapuram

Govindapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Govindapuram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govindapuram from other places

Govindapuram lies about 32 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kattur, about 3.3 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 Govindapuram
Nearest railway station Kattur 3.3 km
Nearest town Lalgudi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvidaimarudur 32 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 32 km

Villages closest to Govindapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindapuram village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 21st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Govindapuram village has 1,279 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapuram has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Govindapuram is 612101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapuram covers 170.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Govindapuram falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Govindapuram is Kattur, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Govindapuram.

Govindapuram is about 32 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapuram is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kattur is about 3.3 km away. Lalgudi is about 4.2 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurichi (3.6 km), Mullukudi (11 km) and Sayanapuram (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Govindapuram today is likely to be higher.

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