Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Govinda Govinda is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495660. The 2011 Census counted 1,665 people in 371 households, the 30th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,665 people (2011) - 371 households - 71.4% literacy - 495660 PIN code ## Govinda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Govinda is 495660. Govinda falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495660 - Gram panchayat Govinda - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436871 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Govinda from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 35 km by road - Champa (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Govinda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Govinda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bamhnidih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Govinda known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 51% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Govinda Of every 100 households in Govinda in 2011, 76 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Govinda · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 88% - Toilet within the home 3% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 23% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 13% 20% - Television 27% 34% - Mobile phone 31% 28% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 29% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Govinda? ■ Govinda · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1001 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 817 935 - Working population 62.9% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 60.8% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 380 (36%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (3%) · ■ Marginal 549 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Darang 1,780 people - Piparda 1,753 people - Deorani 1,749 people - Kadari 1,683 people - Jata 1,664 people - Jharra 1,582 people - Jhirna 1,547 people - Bandabhra 1,521 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govinda? 495660 - How far is Govinda from Janjgir? 35 km by road - What is the population of Govinda? 1,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govinda in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Govinda? 71.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/govinda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.