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About Godhana Village

Godhana is a mid sized village in Ghosi tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 628 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.05 hectares hectares.

Godhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Ghosi
Area (hectares) 75.05 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 628
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Godhana compares

By the 2011 count Godhana is the 111th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 75.05 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

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 - 10 km distance. 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 Godhana from other places

Godhana lies about 24 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Ghosi, about 4.7 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 Ghosi 4.7 km
Nearest town Ghosī 6.2 km
District headquarters Mau 24 km

Villages closest to Godhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghosi 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 1,251. That makes it the 111th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Godhana village has 628 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godhana has about 992 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 1037.

Godhana covers 75.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Godhana falls under Ghosi tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godhana is Ghosi, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Godhana.

Godhana is about 24 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godhana is in Ghosi tehsil of Mau district. Ghosi is about 4.7 km away. Ghosī is about 6.2 km away. Mau is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakudih (under 2 km), Ibrahima Bad (under 2 km) and Ibrahimabad (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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