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About Godhowa Village

Godhowa is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 981 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.08 hectares hectares.

Godhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhowa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 208.08 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 981
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godhowa compares

By the 2011 count Godhowa is the 110th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 208.08 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Godhowa

Godhowa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godhowa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghatampur, Ghisuwa Khurd, Ghuripur and Girahuli. 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 Godhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhowa village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 110th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Godhowa village has 981 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhowa has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Godhowa covers 208.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godhowa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Godhowa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Godhowa.

Godhowa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur 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 Godhowa today is likely to be higher.

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