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About Godikansa Village

Godikansa is a mid sized village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 305 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godikansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godikansa village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758076
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 305
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godikansa compares

By the 2011 count Godikansa is the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Godikansa

Godikansa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Godikansa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Godikansa from other places

Godikansa lies about 47 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Chilikidara, about 24 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 Godikansa
Nearest railway station Chilikidara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Telkoi 25 km
Nearest town Bhuban 45 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 47 km

Villages closest to Godikansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godikansa village had a population of 570. That makes it the 25th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Godikansa village has 305 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godikansa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Godikansa is 758076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godikansa covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godikansa falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Godikansa is Chilikidara, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Godikansa.

Godikansa is about 47 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godikansa is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Chilikidara is about 24 km away. Telkoi is about 25 km away. Bhuban is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanikansa (under 2 km), Kaliahata (1.8 km) and Katenipasi (3.0 km).

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

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