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About Godigan Village

Godigan is a mid sized village in Rairangpur Town tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 329 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godigan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Rairangpur Town
Pincode 757043
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 329
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godigan compares

By the 2011 count Godigan is the 7th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 514 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Godigan

Godigan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godigan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Budhiakudar, Champarei, Chiteibadi and Dahanimari. 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 Godigan

As per the Census of India 2011, Godigan village had a population of 643. That makes it the 7th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 514 residents.

Godigan village has 329 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godigan has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Godigan is 757043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godigan covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godigan falls under Rairangpur Town tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Godigan 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 <5 km distance for Godigan.

Godigan is in Rairangpur Town tehsil of Mayurbhanj 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 Godigan today is likely to be higher.

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