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About Godri Village

Godri is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 389 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 330.67 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 389
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godri compares

By the 2011 count Godri is the 71st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 330.67 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Godri

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

Godri lies about 16 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 11 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 Godri
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 11 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 16 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 16 km

Villages closest to Godri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godri village had a population of 810. That makes it the 71st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Godri village has 389 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godri has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Godri is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godri covers 330.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godri falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Godri is Bakal, about 11 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 Godri.

Godri is about 16 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godri is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 8.7 km away. Bakal is about 11 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhika (1.7 km), Dewanjhitiya (1.9 km) and Diwanbhedi (2.5 km).

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

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