About Gotpa Village

Gotpa is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 994 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.3 hectares hectares.

Gotpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	228.3 hectares
Population	1,961
Male Population	994
Female Population	967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Gotpa compares

By the 2011 count Gotpa is the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 228.3 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gotpa

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

Gotpa lies about 42 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mokar, about 3.8 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 Gotpa
Nearest railway station	Mokar	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	6.2 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	6.2 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	42 km

Villages closest to Gotpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotpa village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Gotpa village has 994 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotpa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Gotpa covers 228.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotpa falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gotpa is Mokar, about 3.8 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 Gotpa.

Gotpa is about 42 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotpa is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Mokar is about 3.8 km away. Sasaram is about 6.2 km away. Sasarām is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.