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About Godihal Village

Godihal is a small village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 263 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Ranibennur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 140.15 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 263
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godihal compares

By the 2011 count Godihal is the 96th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 140.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 940.

Getting to Godihal

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

Godihal lies about 40 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 15 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 Godihal
Tehsil headquarters Ranibennur 15 km
Nearest town Ranebennur 15 km
Nearest railway station Ranebennuru 15 km
District headquarters Haveri 40 km

Villages closest to Godihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godihal village had a population of 494. That makes it the 96th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Godihal village has 263 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godihal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Godihal is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godihal covers 140.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godihal falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Godihal is Ranebennuru, about 15 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 Godihal.

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

Godihal is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Ranibennur is about 15 km away. Ranebennur is about 15 km away. Ranebennuru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nittur (under 2 km), Kuppelur (under 2 km) and Yalabadigi (under 2 km).

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

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