# Govindpur Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Govindpur

Govindpur is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,513 people in 446 households**, the 28th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,513people (2011)
- 446households
- 54.4%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Govindpur

Of every 100 households in Govindpur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Govindpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****74%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****88%**

**83%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**902

Working population ****26.8%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 42.5% for women. 38% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (12%) · **■** Marginal 538 (80%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Bharpahi2,931 people
- Katai Tikar Khas2,804 people
- Chandwari2,598 people
- Parmeshwarpur2,578 people
- Bangaowa2,487 people
- Kaleser2,428 people
- Bhakasa2,415 people
- Semradanri2,370 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Govindpur?2,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindpur in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindpur?54.4% (Census 2011)