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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 342 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.44 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 138.44 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 342
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 246th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 138.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Govindpur

Govindpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <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 13 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 1.8 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 Sarsawa 1.8 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 13 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 15 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakur 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 653. That makes it the 246th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Govindpur village has 342 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Govindpur covers 138.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Sarsawa, about 1.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 13 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Sarsawa is about 1.8 km away. Saharanpur is about 13 km away. Sahāranpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daidpura (1.6 km), Sadikpura (1.6 km) and Saidpur (1.6 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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