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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 198 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.1 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 108.1 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 198
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 229th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 108.1 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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 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 47 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 24 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 town Lālganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 15 km
Nearest railway station Pariawan Kalakankar Road 24 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 47 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salon 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 402. That makes it the 229th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Govindpur village has 198 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Govindpur covers 108.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Pariawan Kalakankar Road, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 47 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lālganj is about 13 km away. Salon is about 15 km away. Pariawan Kalakankar Road 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 Pure Bansi (under 2 km), Nooruddinpur (4.7 km) and Jaudaha (5.0 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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