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About Gotrahi Village

Gotrahi is a small village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 132 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.2 hectares hectares.

Gotrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Marauna
Area (hectares) 18.2 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 132
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotrahi compares

By the 2011 count Gotrahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 18.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gotrahi

Gotrahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gotrahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gotrahi from other places

Gotrahi lies about 17 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 9.6 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 Gotrahi
Nearest railway station Methai 9.6 km
Nearest town Madhepura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Marauna 17 km
District headquarters Supaul 17 km

Villages closest to Gotrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotrahi village had a population of 270. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Gotrahi village has 132 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotrahi has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Gotrahi covers 18.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotrahi falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gotrahi is Methai, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gotrahi.

Gotrahi is about 17 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotrahi is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Methai is about 9.6 km away. Madhepura is about 12 km away. Marauna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khulharia (7.6 km), Gamharia (7.9 km) and Parsauni (13 km).

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

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