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About Godipur Village

Godipur is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 281 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.77 hectares hectares.

Godipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 38.77 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 281
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godipur compares

By the 2011 count Godipur is the 197th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 38.77 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Godipur

Godipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godipur from other places

Godipur lies about 43 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, about 12 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 Godipur
Nearest railway station Waris Ganj Halt 12 km
Nearest town Jais 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 15 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 43 km

Villages closest to Godipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godipur village had a population of 573. That makes it the 197th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Godipur village has 281 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godipur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Godipur covers 38.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Godipur falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Godipur is Waris Ganj Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Godipur.

Godipur is about 43 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godipur is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Waris Ganj Halt is about 12 km away. Jais is about 13 km away. Gauriganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balbhaddarpur (1.6 km), Gogamau (1.6 km) and Ramshahpur (2.1 km).

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

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