Village · Tumkur, Tumkur # Govindarajapura Govindarajapura is a village in Tumkur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572120. The 2011 Census counted 498 people in 132 households, the 202nd largest of 357 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 498 people (2011) - 132 households - 63.1% literacy - 572120 PIN code ## Govindarajapura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Govindarajapura is 572120. Govindarajapura falls in Tumkur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572120 - Gram panchayat Sirivara - Community development block Tumkur - Census village code 611479 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Govindarajapura from nearby towns? - Tumkur (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 26 km by road - Tumkur (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Govindarajapura? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Govindarajapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sirivara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R14298 - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tumkur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Govindarajapura known for? The main crops are ragi, paddy and tur dal. About 82% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Govindarajapura Of every 100 households in Govindarajapura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Govindarajapura · ■ Tumkur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 2% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 68% - Tap water 86% 64% - Drinking water within premises 10% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 83% - Use banking services 83% 42% - Television 41% 52% - Mobile phone 73% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 23% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 10% 18% - Own their home 98% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Govindarajapura? ■ Govindarajapura · ■ Tumkur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.1% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 961 - Working population 63.9% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 54.2% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 128 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (6%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 54 (17%) · ■ Marginal 115 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tumkur - Mallenahalli 504 people - Yeladahalli 502 people - Kalkere 499 people - Gollahalli 498 people - Adlapura 496 people - Bisalahalli 489 people - Banavara 483 people - Kempohalli 478 people All 373 villages in Tumkur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govindarajapura? 572120 - How far is Govindarajapura from Tumkur? 26 km by road - What is the population of Govindarajapura? 498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govindarajapura in? Tumkur district (Tumkur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Govindarajapura? 63.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tumkur/govindarajapura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.