About Godana Village

Godana is a large village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,442, made up of 1,235 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.22 hectares hectares.

Godana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godana village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Rithi
Area (hectares)	859.22 hectares
Population	2,442
Male Population	1,235
Female Population	1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Godana compares

By the 2011 count Godana is the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 859.22 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Godana

Godana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godana 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godana from other places

Godana lies about 40 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 10 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 Godana
Nearest railway station	Bakhleta	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rithi	13 km
District headquarters	Katni	40 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	40 km

Villages closest to Godana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godana village had a population of 2,442. That makes it the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Godana village has 1,235 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godana has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Godana covers 859.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godana falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godana is Bakhleta, about 10 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 village for Godana.

Godana is about 40 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godana is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 10 km away. Rithi is about 13 km away. Katni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.