About Godhana Village

Godhana is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,375, made up of 1,198 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Pincode	212401
Area (hectares)	175.31 hectares
Population	2,375
Male Population	1,198
Female Population	1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godhana compares

By the 2011 count Godhana is the 75th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 175.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Godhana

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

How far is Godhana from other places

Godhana lies about 6.5 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Zafarabad Junction, about 3.2 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 Godhana
Nearest railway station	Zafarabad Junction	3.2 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	28 km

Villages closest to Godhana

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.

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Common questions about Godhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhana village had a population of 2,375. That makes it the 75th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Godhana village has 1,198 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhana has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Godhana is 212401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhana covers 175.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Godhana is Zafarabad Junction, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godhana.

Godhana is about 6.5 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhana is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Zafarabad Junction is about 3.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 6.5 km away. Machhlishahr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.