About Godan Village

Godan is a large village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,600, made up of 1,925 males and 1,675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1595.39 hectares hectares.

Godan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Datia
Tehsil	Bhander
Area (hectares)	1595.39 hectares
Population	3,600
Male Population	1,925
Female Population	1,675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Godan compares

By the 2011 count Godan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 1595.39 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Godan

Godan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Godan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Godan from other places

Godan lies about 27 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, 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 Godan
Nearest town	Indargarh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhander	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kotra	27 km
District headquarters	Datia	27 km

Villages closest to Godan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godan village had a population of 3,600. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Godan village has 1,925 males and 1,675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godan has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Godan covers 1595.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godan falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godan is Kotra, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Godan.

Godan is about 27 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godan is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Indargarh is about 10 km away. Bhander is about 17 km away. Kotra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.