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About Godhan Village

Godhan is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 68 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 35.43 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 68
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhan compares

By the 2011 count Godhan is the 81st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 35.43 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Godhan

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

Godhan lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 7.8 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 Godhan
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Godhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhan village had a population of 154. That makes it the 81st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Godhan village has 68 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhan has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Godhan is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhan covers 35.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godhan falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhan is Dharampur Himachal, about 7.8 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 Godhan.

Godhan is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhan is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 7.8 km away. Darlaghat is about 12 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pansohra (1.6 km), Bariahal (2.0 km) and Jangal Bariahal (2.0 km).

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

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