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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 84 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 51.12 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 84
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 407th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 51.12 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 109 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 9.3 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 Govindpur
Nearest railway station Dandupur 9.3 km
Nearest town Bela 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 109 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpur village had a population of 148. That makes it the 407th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Govindpur village has 84 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 51.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Dandupur, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 109 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Dandupur is about 9.3 km away. Bela is about 18 km away. Burhanpur 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 Govind Pur (under 2 km), Bansi Japti Mafi (under 2 km) and Japharmau (2.6 km).

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

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