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About Govindpur Village

Govindpur is a small village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 254 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231221, 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 Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231221
Area (hectares) 460.4 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 254
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Govindpur compares

By the 2011 count Govindpur is the 221st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 460.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Govindpur

The census records public bus service for Govindpur as Available within 10+ 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 <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 58 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Muirpur Road, about 4.2 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 Muirpur Road 4.2 km
Nearest town Renukūt 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 58 km

Villages closest to Govindpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dudhi 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 470. That makes it the 221st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Govindpur village has 254 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govindpur has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Govindpur is 231221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govindpur covers 460.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Govindpur falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govindpur is Muirpur Road, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Govindpur.

Govindpur is about 58 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govindpur is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Muirpur Road is about 4.2 km away. Renukūt is about 7.4 km away. Dudhi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gambhirpur (under 2 km), Khairahi (1.6 km) and Raspahari (2.8 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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