# Govindpur Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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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 **1,481 people in 263 households**, the 85th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,481people (2011)
- 263households
- 62.4%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Govindpur

Of every 100 households in Govindpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Govindpur · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**31%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****62.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**902

Working population ****42.1%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 44.4% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (19%) · **■** Marginal 414 (66%)

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

- Raghunathpur1,529 people
- Rampur Garthauli1,502 people
- Sehri1,494 people
- Ganauri1,492 people
- Kunda Kodara1,460 people
- Jagdishpur1,457 people
- Barwal Mafi1,454 people
- Mehrawari Khas1,444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Govindpur?1,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindpur in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Govindpur?62.4% (Census 2011)