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About Godhra Village

Godhra is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 295 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 288.93 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 295
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhra compares

By the 2011 count Godhra is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 288.93 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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 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 Godhra from other places

Godhra lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Godhra
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 10 km
Nearest railway station Talara 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km

Villages closest to Godhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihunta 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 644. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Godhra village has 295 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhra has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Godhra is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhra covers 288.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godhra falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhra is Talara, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Godhra.

Godhra is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhra is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 10 km away. Talara is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Drumma (2.4 km), Chhatrel (2.7 km) and Manuta (2.9 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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