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About Govindanagaram Village

Govindanagaram is one of the larger villages in Theni tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,452, made up of 3,160 males and 3,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1257.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindanagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindanagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Theni
Pincode 625517
Area (hectares) 1257.69 hectares
Population 6,452
Male Population 3,160
Female Population 3,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindanagaram compares

By the 2011 count Govindanagaram is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,449 residents. Its 1257.69 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Govindanagaram

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

Govindanagaram lies about 12 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Teni, about 12 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 Govindanagaram
Tehsil headquarters Theni 12 km
Nearest railway station Teni 12 km
Nearest town Allinagaram 14 km

Villages closest to Govindanagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindanagaram village had a population of 6,452. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,449 residents.

Govindanagaram village has 3,160 males and 3,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindanagaram has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Govindanagaram is 625517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindanagaram covers 1257.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindanagaram falls under Theni tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Govindanagaram is Teni, about 12 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 Govindanagaram.

Govindanagaram is about 12 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindanagaram is in Theni tehsil of Theni district. Theni is about 12 km away. Teni is about 12 km away. Allinagaram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpatty (4.2 km), Thappukundu (5.0 km) and Thadicheri (5.1 km).

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

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