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About Godhanpur Village

Godhanpur is one of the larger villages in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,090, made up of 2,713 males and 2,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.7 hectares hectares.

Godhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 304.7 hectares
Population 5,090
Male Population 2,713
Female Population 2,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Godhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Godhanpur is the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 304.7 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Godhanpur

The census records public bus service for Godhanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godhanpur from other places

Godhanpur lies about 26 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Godhanpur
Nearest railway station Jhanjharpur Bazar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 3.5 km
District headquarters Madhubani 26 km

Villages closest to Godhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhanjharpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Godhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhanpur village had a population of 5,090. That makes it the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Godhanpur village has 2,713 males and 2,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhanpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Godhanpur covers 304.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Godhanpur falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Godhanpur is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Godhanpur.

Godhanpur is about 26 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhanpur is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Jhanjharpur Bazar is about 3.0 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 3.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhet (under 2 km), Machhdhi (2.8 km) and Mohna (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Godhanpur today is likely to be higher.

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