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About Godi Giwala Village

Godi Giwala is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 235 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godi Giwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godi Giwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 235
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godi Giwala compares

By the 2011 count Godi Giwala is the 21st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Godi Giwala

Godi Giwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godi Giwala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godi Giwala from other places

Godi Giwala lies about 58 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 60 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 Godi Giwala
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 23 km
Nearest town Almora 42 km
District headquarters Chamoli 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 60 km

Villages closest to Godi Giwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Godi Giwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Godi Giwala village had a population of 508. That makes it the 21st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Godi Giwala village has 235 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godi Giwala has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Godi Giwala is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godi Giwala covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godi Giwala falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Godi Giwala is Ramnagar, about 60 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 <5 km distance for Godi Giwala.

Godi Giwala is about 58 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godi Giwala is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 23 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Chamoli is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikauna (1.7 km), Gadona (1.7 km) and Karchhuna Talla (1.7 km).

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

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