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About Godtola Village

Godtola is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 273 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godtola village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 273
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godtola compares

By the 2011 count Godtola is the 85th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Godtola

Godtola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Godtola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaigaon, Ghantsola, Ghatpada and Gidhamal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Godtola

As per the Census of India 2011, Godtola village had a population of 532. That makes it the 85th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Godtola village has 273 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godtola has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Godtola is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godtola covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godtola falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Godtola notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Godtola.

Godtola is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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