About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,513, made up of 1,194 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.07 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	83.07 hectares
Population	2,513
Male Population	1,194
Female Population	1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 28th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 83.07 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindpur 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 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 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	Sahjanwa	7.5 km
District 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 Sahjanwa 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.

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Common questions about Govindpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindpur village had a population of 2,513. That makes it the 28th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Govindpur village has 1,194 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Govindpur covers 83.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Govindpur falls under Sahjanwa 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about under 2 km away. Sahjanwa is about 7.5 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.