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About Godokhar Village

Godokhar is a large village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,319, made up of 1,720 males and 1,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 354.8 hectares
Population 3,319
Male Population 1,720
Female Population 1,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godokhar compares

By the 2011 count Godokhar is the 9th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 354.8 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Godokhar

Godokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Godokhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Godokhar from other places

Godokhar lies about 4.6 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 3.6 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 Godokhar
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 4.6 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 4.6 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 4.6 km

Villages closest to Godokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godokhar village had a population of 3,319. That makes it the 9th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Godokhar village has 1,720 males and 1,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godokhar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Godokhar is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godokhar covers 354.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godokhar falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Godokhar is Kansar Nawadah, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Godokhar.

Godokhar is about 4.6 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godokhar is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 3.6 km away. Katkamsandi is about 4.6 km away. Hazaribagh is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliand (under 2 km), Kadma Khurd (under 2 km) and Atia (1.7 km).

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

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