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About Godan Village

Godan is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 112 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 61.68 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 112
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godan compares

By the 2011 count Godan is the 149th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 61.68 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Godan

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

Godan lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Godan
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 7.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Godan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godan village had a population of 212. That makes it the 149th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Godan village has 112 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Godan is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godan covers 61.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godan falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godan is Summer Hill, about 32 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 km distance for Godan.

Godan is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godan is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhohal (under 2 km), D P F Dahi (under 2 km) and Dahi (under 2 km).

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

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