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About Godila Village

Godila is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,239 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.78 hectares hectares.

Godila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 180.78 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godila compares

By the 2011 count Godila is the 81st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 180.78 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Godila

Godila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Godila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Godila from other places

Godila lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 4.6 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 Godila
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 6.0 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Godila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godila village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 81st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Godila village has 1,239 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godila has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Godila covers 180.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godila falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godila is Shahganj Junction, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Godila.

Godila is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godila is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 4.6 km away. Shahganj is about 6.0 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golhagaor (under 2 km), Chak Hakeemi (under 2 km) and Chak Chaukhanda (under 2 km).

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

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