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About Godhan Village

Godhan is a mid sized village in Kheenvsar tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 724 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Kheenvsar
Pincode 341001
Area (hectares) 1014 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 724
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhan compares

By the 2011 count Godhan is the 55th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 1014 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Godhan

Godhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Godhan from other places

Godhan lies about 29 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Alai, about 25 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 Godhan
Nearest town Basni 20 km
Nearest railway station Alai 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kheenvsar 29 km
District headquarters Nagaur 29 km

Villages closest to Godhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhan village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 55th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Godhan village has 724 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhan has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Godhan is 341001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhan covers 1014 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godhan falls under Kheenvsar tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Godhan is Alai, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godhan.

Godhan is about 29 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhan is in Kheenvsar tehsil of Nagaur district. Basni is about 20 km away. Alai is about 25 km away. Kheenvsar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawandiya (3.1 km), Bher (4.1 km) and Nandwani (6.4 km).

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

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