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About Godihal Village

Godihal is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 299 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585290
Area (hectares) 476.37 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 299
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godihal compares

By the 2011 count Godihal is the 157th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 476.37 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 Godihal from other places

Godihal lies about 66 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 63 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 Shorapur 17 km
Nearest town Shorāpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 63 km
District headquarters Yadgir 66 km

Villages closest to Godihal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shorapur 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 661. That makes it the 157th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Godihal village has 299 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godihal has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Godihal is 585290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godihal covers 476.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godihal falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Godihal is Thangundi, about 63 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 village for Godihal.

Godihal is about 66 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godihal is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 17 km away. Shorāpur is about 17 km away. Thangundi is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godihal Jagir (under 2 km), Chanpatan (under 2 km) and Halbhavi (1.7 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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