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About Godi Village

Godi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 13 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 44.51 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 13
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,615
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 compares

By the 2011 count Godi is the 529th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 44.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Godi

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

Godi lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 22 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
Nearest town Rishīkesh 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 33 km

Villages closest to Godi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godi village had a population of 34. That makes it the 529th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Godi village has 13 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godi has about 1615 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Godi is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godi covers 44.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godi falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Godi is Rishikesh, about 22 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.

Godi is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godi is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godinda (under 2 km), Godisera (under 2 km) and Diwai (1.7 km).

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

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