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About Godi Badi Village

Godi Badi is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 67 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 216127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godi Badi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godi Badi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 216127
Area (hectares) 36.42 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 67
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
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 Badi compares

By the 2011 count Godi Badi is the 149th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 36.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Godi Badi

Godi Badi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Godi Badi 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 Badi from other places

Godi Badi lies about under 2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Godi Badi
District headquarters Garhwal under 2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 12 km

Villages closest to Godi Badi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godi Badi village had a population of 142. That makes it the 149th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Godi Badi village has 67 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godi Badi has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Godi Badi is 216127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godi Badi covers 36.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godi Badi falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Godi Badi is Kotdwara, 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 <5 km distance for Godi Badi.

Godi Badi is about under 2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godi Badi is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about under 2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 12 km away. Kotdwara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunar Gaon (under 2 km), Fatehpur Malla (under 2 km) and Fatehpur Talla (under 2 km).

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

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