About Godar Village

Godar is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,355 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185202
Area (hectares)	948.6 hectares
Population	2,689
Male Population	1,355
Female Population	1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Godar compares

By the 2011 count Godar is the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 948.6 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Godar

Godar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Godar from other places

Godar lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 56 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 Godar
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	11 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	11 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	56 km

Villages closest to Godar

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

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Common questions about Godar

As per the Census of India 2011, Godar village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Godar village has 1,355 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Godar is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godar covers 948.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godar falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Godar is Dugga, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godar.

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

Godar is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 11 km away. Rajaori is about 11 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.