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About Godani Village

Godani is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 234 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godani village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144503
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 234
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godani compares

By the 2011 count Godani is the 230th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 975.

Getting to Godani

Godani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godani from other places

Godani lies about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 4.0 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 Godani
Nearest railway station Bahram 4.0 km
Nearest town Banga 7.6 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Godani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godani village had a population of 428. That makes it the 230th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Godani village has 234 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godani has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Godani is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godani covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godani falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Godani is Bahram, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godani.

Godani is about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godani is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 4.0 km away. Banga is about 7.6 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bulakipur (under 2 km), Maksudpur (under 2 km) and Jhander Kalan (1.6 km).

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

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