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About Ghotpal Village

Ghotpal is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 105 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 757.08 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 105
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotpal compares

By the 2011 count Ghotpal is the 107th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 757.08 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Ghotpal

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

Ghotpal lies about 43 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 30 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 Ghotpal
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 30 km
District headquarters Bijapur 43 km
Nearest town Bacheli 46 km

Villages closest to Ghotpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotpal village had a population of 197. That makes it the 107th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Ghotpal village has 105 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotpal has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Ghotpal is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotpal covers 757.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotpal falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghotpal is Kamalur, about 30 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghotpal.

Ghotpal is about 43 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotpal is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 8.1 km away. Kamalur is about 30 km away. Bijapur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharma (1.8 km), Bail (2.9 km) and Markapal (3.4 km).

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

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