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About Godakhali Village

Godakhali is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,725, made up of 1,402 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 75.5 hectares
Population 2,725
Male Population 1,402
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godakhali compares

By the 2011 count Godakhali is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 75.5 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Godakhali

Godakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godakhali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Godakhali from other places

Godakhali lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 11 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 Godakhali
Nearest railway station Netra 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Godakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Godakhali village had a population of 2,725. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Godakhali village has 1,402 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godakhali has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Godakhali is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godakhali covers 75.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Godakhali falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Godakhali is Netra, about 11 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 village for Godakhali.

Godakhali is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godakhali is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Budge Budge II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laskarpur (4.2 km), Shubhi (4.8 km) and Barea (5.8 km).

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

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