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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Chail tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 650 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212218, 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 Kaushambi
Tehsil Chail
Pincode 212218
Area (hectares) 68.76 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 650
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 144th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 68.76 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 50 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Phaphamau Junction, about 2.9 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 Phaphamau Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chail 25 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 50 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chail 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 1,231. That makes it the 144th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Govindpur village has 650 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 212218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 68.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Govindpur falls under Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Phaphamau Junction, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 50 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district. Phaphamau Junction is about 2.9 km away. Prayagraj is about 6.6 km away. Chail is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihori Kachar (5.6 km), Sihori Uprhar (5.6 km) and Darwaispur (8.4 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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