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About Godgawan Village

Godgawan is a mid sized village in Birsinghpur tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,283, made up of 650 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.1 hectares hectares.

Godgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Birsinghpur
Area (hectares) 62.1 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 650
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Godgawan compares

By the 2011 count Godgawan is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 62.1 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Godgawan

Godgawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Godgawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godgawan from other places

Godgawan lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 16 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 Godgawan
Tehsil headquarters Birsinghpur 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Khutaha 16 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Godgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godgawan village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Godgawan village has 650 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godgawan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Godgawan covers 62.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Godgawan falls under Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godgawan is Khutaha, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Godgawan.

Godgawan is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godgawan is in Birsinghpur tehsil of Satna district. Birsinghpur is about 6.1 km away. Khutaha is about 16 km away. Satna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berhana (under 2 km), Haliya Khurd (under 2 km) and Haliya Mahesh (under 2 km).

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

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