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About Godin Village

Godin is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 100 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godin village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 133.39 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 100
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godin compares

By the 2011 count Godin is the 120th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 133.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Godin

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

How far is Godin from other places

Godin lies about 36 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 38 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 Godin
Nearest town Mussoorie 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 27 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Godin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godin village had a population of 200. That makes it the 120th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Godin village has 100 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godin has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Godin is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godin covers 133.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godin falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Godin is Dehradun, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Godin.

Godin is about 36 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godin is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Rajgarhi is about 27 km away. Uttarkashi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamundi Malli (under 2 km), Khamundi Talli (under 2 km) and Kandari (under 2 km).

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

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