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About Godwali Village

Godwali is a large village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,226, made up of 2,194 males and 2,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822.44 hectares hectares.

Godwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godwali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 822.44 hectares
Population 4,226
Male Population 2,194
Female Population 2,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Godwali compares

By the 2011 count Godwali is the 12th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 822.44 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Godwali

Godwali 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 Godwali 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godwali from other places

Godwali lies about 16 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, about under 2 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 Godwali
Nearest railway station Gondwali under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 16 km
District headquarters Singrauli 16 km

Villages closest to Godwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godwali village had a population of 4,226. That makes it the 12th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Godwali village has 2,194 males and 2,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godwali has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Godwali covers 822.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godwali falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godwali is Gondwali, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godwali.

Godwali is about 16 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godwali is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Gondwali is about under 2 km away. Deosar is about 16 km away. Singrauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadar (under 2 km), Rampurwa (2.1 km) and Bhalugarh (2.9 km).

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

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