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About Govindapuram Village

Govindapuram is a large village in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,242, made up of 1,621 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635751, 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 Vellore
Tehsil Vaniyambadi
Pincode 635751
Area (hectares) 616.47 hectares
Population 3,242
Male Population 1,621
Female Population 1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 1 km distance

How Govindapuram compares

By the 2011 count Govindapuram is the 30th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 616.47 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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 1 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 62 km from Vellore. 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 Vaniyambadi under 2 km
District headquarters Vellore 62 km

Villages closest to Govindapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vaniyambadi 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 3,242. That makes it the 30th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Govindapuram village has 1,621 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapuram has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Govindapuram is 635751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindapuram covers 616.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindapuram falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Govindapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 1 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 62 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapuram is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Vaniyambadi is about under 2 km away. Vellore is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaniyambadi (under 2 km), Devasthanam (1.8 km) and Jaffrabad (2.0 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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