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About Ghotpal Village

Ghotpal is a large village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,239 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2198.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 2198.19 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghotpal compares

By the 2011 count Ghotpal is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 2198.19 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ghotpal

Ghotpal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 31 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. 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 Gidam 4.3 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 31 km
Nearest town Bacheli 39 km

Villages closest to Ghotpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidam 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 2,617. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ghotpal village has 1,239 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotpal has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ghotpal is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotpal covers 2198.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotpal falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghotpal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 31 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotpal is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 4.3 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 31 km away. Bacheli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodatarai (2.3 km), Hiranar (2.6 km) and Nagul (3.3 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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