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About Gothphar Village

Gothphar is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 314 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothphar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothphar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 314
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gothphar compares

By the 2011 count Gothphar is the 80th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gothphar

Gothphar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothphar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gothphar from other places

Gothphar lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 9.3 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 Gothphar
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Telta 9.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Gothphar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothphar village had a population of 641. That makes it the 80th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Gothphar village has 314 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothphar has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gothphar is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothphar covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gothphar falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gothphar is Telta, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gothphar.

Gothphar is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothphar is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 7.2 km away. Telta is about 9.3 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairia (under 2 km), Khutia (2.0 km) and Phulbhasa (2.1 km).

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

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