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About Govindapur Village

Govindapur is one of the larger villages in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,542, made up of 2,956 males and 2,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.16 hectares hectares.

Govindapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govindapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 698.16 hectares
Population 5,542
Male Population 2,956
Female Population 2,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Govindapur compares

By the 2011 count Govindapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 698.16 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Govindapur

Govindapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Govindapur 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 Govindapur from other places

Govindapur lies about 20 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamlapur, about 5.0 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 Govindapur
Nearest railway station Kamlapur 5.0 km
Nearest town Khairābād 14 km
District headquarters Sitapur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 24 km

Villages closest to Govindapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswan 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 Govindapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govindapur village had a population of 5,542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Govindapur village has 2,956 males and 2,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindapur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Govindapur covers 698.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Govindapur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindapur is Kamlapur, about 5.0 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 Govindapur.

Govindapur is about 20 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindapur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Kamlapur is about 5.0 km away. Khairābād is about 14 km away. Sitapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholi (under 2 km), Bhithana (3.1 km) and Bhithanafarr (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Govindapur today is likely to be higher.

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