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About Godhana Village

Godhana is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 630 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, 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 Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 127.35 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 630
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Godhana compares

By the 2011 count Godhana is the 179th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 127.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Godhana

The census records public bus service for Godhana 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 <5 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 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Khanja, about 4.4 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 Khanja 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 9.9 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 9.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Godhana

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 Godhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhana village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 179th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Godhana village has 630 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhana has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Godhana is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhana covers 127.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Godhana is Khanja, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Godhana.

Godhana is about 41 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 Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Khanja is about 4.4 km away. Shahganj is about 9.9 km away. Shāhganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argoopur Kalan (under 2 km), Ashokpur Kalan (under 2 km) and Bheurha Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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