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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 971 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.26 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Area (hectares) 324.26 hectares
Population 1,791
Male Population 971
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 57th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 324.26 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govindpur from other places

Govindpur lies about 18 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Rasuriya, about 8.2 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 Rasuriya 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 12 km
Nearest town Farīdpur 12 km
District headquarters Bareilly 18 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridpur 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 1,791. That makes it the 57th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Govindpur village has 971 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Govindpur covers 324.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Rasuriya, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 18 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Rasuriya is about 8.2 km away. Faridpur is about 12 km away. Farīdpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damorala Gangapur (under 2 km), Gangapur Chowdhri (under 2 km) and Gangapur Taluka Damora (under 2 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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