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About Godkuwa Village

Godkuwa is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 528 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.55 hectares hectares.

Godkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godkuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 478.55 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 528
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Godkuwa is the 59th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 478.55 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Godkuwa

Godkuwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godkuwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Godkuwa from other places

Godkuwa lies about 43 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 21 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 Godkuwa
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 21 km
Nearest town Maheshwar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 24 km
District headquarters Indore 43 km

Villages closest to Godkuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godkuwa village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 59th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Godkuwa village has 528 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godkuwa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Godkuwa covers 478.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godkuwa falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godkuwa is Patalpani Waterfall, about 21 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 km distance for Godkuwa.

Godkuwa is about 43 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godkuwa is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Patalpani Waterfall is about 21 km away. Maheshwar is about 22 km away. Mhow is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhilani (1.9 km), Khurdi (2.1 km) and Nandgaon (2.7 km).

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

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