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About Godawas Village

Godawas is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 452 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342603
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 452
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godawas compares

By the 2011 count Godawas is the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Godawas

Godawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godawas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Godawas from other places

Godawas lies about 48 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar Road Junction, about 10 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 Godawas
Nearest railway station Pipar Road Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 17 km
Nearest town Pīpār 22 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 48 km

Villages closest to Godawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godawas village had a population of 891. That makes it the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Godawas village has 452 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godawas has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Godawas is 342603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godawas covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godawas falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Godawas is Pipar Road Junction, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Godawas.

Godawas is about 48 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godawas is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pipar Road Junction is about 10 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 17 km away. Pīpār is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewatra (1.8 km), Jhalamaliya (2.1 km) and Artiya Kalan (3.2 km).

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

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