# Godhna Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Godhna

Godhna is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495556**. The 2011 Census counted **4,125 people in 779 households**, the 7th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 4,125people (2011)
- 779households
- 75.2%literacy
- 495556PIN code

## Godhna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Godhna is 495556.** Godhna falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495556
- Gram panchayatGodhna
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436768

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Godhna from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shivrinarayan (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Godhna?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Godhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Godhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 869 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Godhna

Of every 100 households in Godhna in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Godhna · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****38%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Godhna?

■ Godhna · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**954

Working population ****58.4%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 459 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,490 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh

- Mahant4,600 people
- Tusma4,427 people
- Kataud4,397 people
- Semra4,219 people
- Misda3,637 people
- Kirit3,484 people
- Amora3,336 people
- Kachanda3,019 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Godhna?495556
- How far is Godhna from Janjgir?35 km by road
- What is the population of Godhna?4,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godhna in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Godhna?75.2% (Census 2011)
