About Godhan Village

Godhan is a mid sized village in Chanderi tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 764 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1271.02 hectares hectares.

Godhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ashoknagar
Tehsil	Chanderi
Area (hectares)	1271.02 hectares
Population	1,474
Male Population	764
Female Population	710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Godhan compares

By the 2011 count Godhan is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 1271.02 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Godhan

Godhan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Godhan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godhan from other places

Godhan lies about 48 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Dailwara, about 27 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 Godhan
Nearest town	Bāmor Kalān	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanderi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Dailwara	27 km
District headquarters	Ashoknagar	48 km

Villages closest to Godhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhan village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Godhan village has 764 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Godhan covers 1271.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godhan falls under Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhan is Dailwara, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godhan.

Godhan is about 48 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhan is in Chanderi tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Bāmor Kalān is about 8.9 km away. Chanderi is about 11 km away. Dailwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.