About Gothani Village

Gothani is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 496 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Gothani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	914
Male Population	496
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	843
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 Gothani compares

By the 2011 count Gothani is the 124th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gothani

Gothani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothani 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 Gothani from other places

Gothani lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 3.4 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 Gothani
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	9.1 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km

Villages closest to Gothani

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

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Common questions about Gothani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothani village had a population of 914. That makes it the 124th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gothani village has 496 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothani has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gothani covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gothani falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gothani is Dev Road Halt, about 3.4 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 Gothani.

Gothani is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothani is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 3.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.