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About Godhra Village

Godhra is a large village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,415, made up of 2,137 males and 2,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3837.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370450
Area (hectares) 3837.35 hectares
Population 4,415
Male Population 2,137
Female Population 2,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhra compares

By the 2011 count Godhra is the 6th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 3837.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Godhra

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

Godhra lies about 60 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sanosara, 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 Godhra
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 13 km
Nearest town Māndvi 13 km
Nearest railway station Sanosara 33 km
District headquarters Kachchh 60 km

Villages closest to Godhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhra village had a population of 4,415. That makes it the 6th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Godhra village has 2,137 males and 2,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhra has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Godhra is 370450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhra covers 3837.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godhra falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Godhra is Sanosara, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Godhra.

Godhra is about 60 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhra is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Mandvi is about 13 km away. Māndvi is about 13 km away. Sanosara 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 Vada (5.3 km), Merau (5.3 km) and Layja Mota (5.5 km).

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

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