About Gothini Village

Gothini is one of the larger villages in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,991, made up of 8,344 males and 7,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothini village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Guthani
Pincode	841435
Area (hectares)	490 hectares
Population	15,991
Male Population	8,344
Female Population	7,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothini compares

By the 2011 count Gothini is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Gothini

Gothini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gothini as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gothini from other places

Gothini lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 13 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 Gothini
Nearest town	Lar	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bankata	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guthani	32 km
District headquarters	Siwan	32 km

Villages closest to Gothini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothini village had a population of 15,991. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Gothini village has 8,344 males and 7,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothini has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Gothini is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothini covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gothini falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gothini is Bankata, about 13 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 village for Gothini.

Gothini is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothini is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 8.3 km away. Bankata is about 13 km away. Guthani is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.