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About Godhan Kap Village

Godhan Kap is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 19 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.59 hectares hectares.

Godhan Kap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhan Kap village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 294.59 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 19
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godhan Kap compares

By the 2011 count Godhan Kap is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 294.59 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Godhan Kap

Godhan Kap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godhan Kap 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godhan Kap from other places

Godhan Kap lies about 59 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Mahroi, about 14 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 Kap
Nearest railway station Mahroi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 22 km
Nearest town Maihar 26 km
District headquarters Katni 59 km

Villages closest to Godhan Kap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhan Kap village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Godhan Kap village has 19 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhan Kap has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Godhan Kap covers 294.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godhan Kap falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhan Kap is Mahroi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Godhan Kap.

Godhan Kap is about 59 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhan Kap is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Mahroi is about 14 km away. Barhi is about 22 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdari (5.2 km), Banjar Kothiya Mahgawan (14 km) and Kanor (21 km).

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

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