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About Godri Village

Godri is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 536 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.55 hectares hectares.

Godri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 317.55 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 536
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godri compares

By the 2011 count Godri is the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 317.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Godri

Godri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Godri from other places

Godri lies about 30 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kanhad Gaon, 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 Godri
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 19 km
Nearest railway station Kanhad Gaon 27 km
District headquarters Balaghat 30 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 30 km

Villages closest to Godri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godri village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 74th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Godri village has 536 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godri has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Godri covers 317.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godri falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godri is Kanhad Gaon, about 27 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 village for Godri.

Godri is about 30 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godri is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 19 km away. Kanhad Gaon is about 27 km away. Balaghat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagatpur (3.0 km), Batkari (3.0 km) and Asarma (4.0 km).

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

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