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About Godhi Village

Godhi is a large village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,251, made up of 1,086 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 449.31 hectares
Population 2,251
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhi compares

By the 2011 count Godhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 449.31 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Godhi

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

Godhi lies about 20 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Raigarh 20 km

Villages closest to Godhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhi village had a population of 2,251. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Godhi village has 1,086 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Godhi is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhi covers 449.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godhi falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Godhi is Kirodimal Nagar, about 19 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.

Godhi is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhi is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Tamnar is about 2.1 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 19 km away. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasdol (2.0 km), Tamnar (2.1 km) and Salihari (4.5 km).

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

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