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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 343 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273015, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273015
Area (hectares) 49.19 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 343
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 335th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 49.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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 within <5 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 9.1 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about under 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 Jagatbela under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorakhpur 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 651. That makes it the 335th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Govindpur village has 343 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 273015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 49.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Govindpur falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Jagatbela, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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 9.1 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about under 2 km away. Gorakhpur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Tikaria (under 2 km) and Bhandari (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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