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About Godha Village

Godha is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 460 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 891.83 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 460
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godha compares

By the 2011 count Godha is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 891.83 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Godha

Godha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godha from other places

Godha lies about 104 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nigaura, about 4.5 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 Godha
Nearest railway station Nigaura 4.5 km
Nearest town Pasan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 104 km

Villages closest to Godha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra 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 Godha

As per the Census of India 2011, Godha village had a population of 927. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Godha village has 460 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godha has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Godha is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godha covers 891.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godha falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Godha is Nigaura, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Godha is about 104 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godha is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Nigaura is about 4.5 km away. Pasan is about 24 km away. Pendra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bacharwar (23 km), Nawapara (23 km) and Adbhar (24 km).

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

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