# Govardhanpur Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Govardhanpur

Govardhanpur is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 274 households**, the 67th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 940people (2011)
- 274households
- 71.0%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Govardhanpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Govardhanpur is 497223.** Govardhanpur falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatGovardhanpur
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432202

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

## How far is Govardhanpur from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)34 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 Govardhanpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Govardhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bartikla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Govardhanpur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and maize**. About 68% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Govardhanpur

Of every 100 households in Govardhanpur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Govardhanpur · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Govardhanpur?

■ Govardhanpur · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**961

Working population ****51.7%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 59.4% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (13%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 339 (70%)

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 Pratappur

- Marhata980 people
- Rampur952 people
- Gaura951 people
- Deori946 people
- Chandraili925 people
- Khajuri922 people
- Bhui882 people
- Madidand821 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Govardhanpur?497223
- How far is Govardhanpur from Ambikapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Govardhanpur?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govardhanpur in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Govardhanpur?71.0% (Census 2011)