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About Govindapuram Village

Govindapuram is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,130, made up of 2,094 males and 2,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1854.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638657, 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 Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638657
Area (hectares) 1854.5 hectares
Population 4,130
Male Population 2,094
Female Population 2,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindapuram compares

By the 2011 count Govindapuram is the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 1854.5 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Govindapuram

Govindapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 46 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 12 km
Nearest railway station Madathukulam 18 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 46 km

Villages closest to Govindapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharapuram 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 4,130. That makes it the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Govindapuram village has 2,094 males and 2,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapuram has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Govindapuram is 638657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapuram covers 1854.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindapuram falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Govindapuram is Madathukulam, about 18 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 Govindapuram.

Govindapuram is about 46 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapuram is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 12 km away. Madathukulam is about 18 km away. Tiruppur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnaputhur (1.6 km), Ponnapuram (3.6 km) and Naranapuram (4.4 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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