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About Ghotmarra Village

Ghotmarra is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 239 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotmarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotmarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 263.44 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 239
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotmarra compares

By the 2011 count Ghotmarra is the 113th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 263.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1002.

Getting to Ghotmarra

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

Ghotmarra lies about 56 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 40 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 Ghotmarra
Nearest town Bemetāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 17 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 40 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Ghotmarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotmarra village had a population of 521. That makes it the 113th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Ghotmarra village has 239 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotmarra has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ghotmarra is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotmarra covers 263.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotmarra falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghotmarra is Tilda-Neora, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Ghotmarra.

Ghotmarra is about 56 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotmarra is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Bemetāra is about 12 km away. Berla is about 17 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chotmarra (under 2 km), Hadgaon (under 2 km) and Sirsa (2.9 km).

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

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