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About Godinal Village

Godinal is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 566 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godinal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godinal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583283
Area (hectares) 1180.21 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 566
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godinal compares

By the 2011 count Godinal is the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1180.21 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Godinal

Godinal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godinal as Available within <5 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 Godinal from other places

Godinal lies about 44 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 23 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 Godinal
Nearest railway station Chikkabenakal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 25 km
Nearest town Gangavati 25 km
District headquarters Koppal 44 km

Villages closest to Godinal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godinal village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Godinal village has 566 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godinal has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Godinal is 583283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godinal covers 1180.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godinal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Godinal is Chikkabenakal, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godinal.

Godinal is about 44 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godinal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about 23 km away. Gangawati is about 25 km away. Gangavati is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hire Khed (2.0 km), Hanmanhal (2.6 km) and Guddadur (3.3 km).

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

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