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About Govindapuram Village

Govindapuram is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 273 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628303, 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 Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628303
Area (hectares) 528.73 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 273
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindapuram compares

By the 2011 count Govindapuram is the 57th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 528.73 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Govindapuram

The census records public bus service for Govindapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Govindapuram from other places

Govindapuram lies about 35 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 2.1 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 Naraikkinar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 21 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 24 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 35 km

Villages closest to Govindapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ottapidaram 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 587. That makes it the 57th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Govindapuram village has 273 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapuram has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Govindapuram is 628303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapuram covers 528.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindapuram falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Govindapuram is Naraikkinar, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govindapuram.

Govindapuram is about 35 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapuram is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 2.1 km away. Ottapidaram is about 21 km away. Tirunelveli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalappaipatti (2.3 km), Marudanvalvoonaraikinar (3.0 km) and Keelakottai (3.1 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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