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About Godla Village

Godla is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 25 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,240 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 61.99 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 25
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,240
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godla compares

By the 2011 count Godla is the 349th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 61.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Godla

Godla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Godla as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godla from other places

Godla lies about 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 23 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 Godla
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 6.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 23 km

Villages closest to Godla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godla village had a population of 56. That makes it the 349th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Godla village has 25 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godla has about 1240 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Godla is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godla covers 61.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godla falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Godla is Kotdwara, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Godla.

Godla is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godla is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 6.5 km away. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisaldi (under 2 km), Chametha (under 2 km) and Metha (under 2 km).

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

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