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About Godhawal Village

Godhawal is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,206 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273306
Area (hectares) 165.4 hectares
Population 2,342
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Godhawal compares

By the 2011 count Godhawal is the 169th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 165.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Godhawal

Godhawal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Godhawal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godhawal from other places

Godhawal lies about 45 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Pipraich, about 9.8 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 Godhawal
Nearest railway station Pipraich 9.8 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 26 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 45 km

Villages closest to Godhawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godhawal village had a population of 2,342. That makes it the 169th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Godhawal village has 1,206 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhawal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Godhawal is 273306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godhawal covers 165.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godhawal falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhawal is Pipraich, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godhawal.

Godhawal is about 45 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhawal is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Pipraich is about 9.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 21 km away. Maharajganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katarari (under 2 km), Belrai (under 2 km) and Parasia Indarpur (under 2 km).

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

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