# Govindpur Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Govindpur

Govindpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 153 households**, the 69th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 718people (2011)
- 153households
- 53.1%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Govindpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Govindpur is 497118.** Govindpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatSargadi
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431986

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Govindpur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Govindpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Govindpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Govindpur known for?

About 56% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Govindpur

Of every 100 households in Govindpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Govindpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Govindpur?

■ Govindpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**965

Working population ****56.4%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 42.3% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 159 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur

- Dumar Khorka762 people
- Chainpur759 people
- Sargawan725 people
- Ramnagar Kalan722 people
- Kotarki715 people
- Jhapra710 people
- Kanda686 people
- Chilma680 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Govindpur?497118
- How far is Govindpur from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Govindpur?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindpur in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindpur?53.1% (Census 2011)