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About Godhi Kalan Village

Godhi Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 572 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhi Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 332.59 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 572
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Godhi Kalan is the 50th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 332.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Godhi Kalan

Godhi Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godhi Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Godhi Kalan from other places

Godhi Kalan lies about 92 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 33 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 Godhi Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 9.1 km
Nearest town Mungeli 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 33 km
District headquarters Durg 92 km

Villages closest to Godhi Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 Godhi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhi Kalan village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 50th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Godhi Kalan village has 572 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhi Kalan has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Godhi Kalan is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhi Kalan covers 332.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godhi Kalan falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Godhi Kalan is Bhatapara, about 33 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 village for Godhi Kalan.

Godhi Kalan is about 92 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhi Kalan is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 9.1 km away. Mungeli is about 16 km away. Bhatapara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendri (under 2 km), Godhi Khurd (2.0 km) and Khatai (3.1 km).

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

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