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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 754 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.23 hectares hectares.

Govindpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 250.23 hectares
Population 1,359
Male Population 754
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 155th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 250.23 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 34 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Miranpur Katra, about 8.1 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 Mīrānpur Katra 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Miranpur Katra 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 15 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 34 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilhar 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 1,359. That makes it the 155th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Govindpur village has 754 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Govindpur covers 250.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govindpur falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Miranpur Katra, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 34 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Mīrānpur Katra is about 7.1 km away. Miranpur Katra is about 8.1 km away. Tilhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gora Bakainia (under 2 km), Baisara Baisari (1.6 km) and Maganpur (1.8 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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