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About Godihari Village

Godihari is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,763, made up of 1,344 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godihari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 405.04 hectares
Population 2,763
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godihari compares

By the 2011 count Godihari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 405.04 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Godihari

Godihari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godihari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Godihari from other places

Godihari lies about 49 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 43 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 Godihari
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 5.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 43 km
District headquarters Raigarh 49 km

Villages closest to Godihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godihari village had a population of 2,763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Godihari village has 1,344 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godihari has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Godihari is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godihari covers 405.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godihari falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Godihari is Kharsia, about 43 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 - 10 km distance for Godihari.

Godihari is about 49 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godihari is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 5.1 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Kharsia is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalal (1.5 km), Chandai (1.6 km) and Chandali (1.6 km).

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

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