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About Godhupur Village

Godhupur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 69 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222143
Area (hectares) 24.46 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 69
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godhupur compares

By the 2011 count Godhupur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 24.46 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Godhupur

Godhupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godhupur as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godhupur from other places

Godhupur lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 18 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 Godhupur
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 2.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Godhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhupur village had a population of 133. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Godhupur village has 69 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhupur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Godhupur is 222143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhupur covers 24.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Godhupur is Bakhsha, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Godhupur.

Godhupur is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhupur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 2.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 2.7 km away. Bakhsha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhachho (under 2 km), Jamalpur (under 2 km) and Kothari (under 2 km).

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

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