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About Govardhanpur Village

Govardhanpur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 362 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.13 hectares hectares.

Govardhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govardhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 154.13 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 362
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govardhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Govardhanpur is the 312th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 154.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Govardhanpur

Govardhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Govardhanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govardhanpur from other places

Govardhanpur lies about 28 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sikandra Rao, about 16 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 Govardhanpur
Nearest town Chharra 13 km
Nearest railway station Sikandra Rao 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 28 km
District headquarters Aligarh 28 km

Villages closest to Govardhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govardhanpur village had a population of 675. That makes it the 312th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Govardhanpur village has 362 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govardhanpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Govardhanpur covers 154.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govardhanpur falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govardhanpur is Sikandra Rao, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govardhanpur.

Govardhanpur is about 28 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govardhanpur is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 13 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 16 km away. Koil is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapera Bhanpur (under 2 km), Gobra (under 2 km) and Niserabad (2.2 km).

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

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