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About Gota Village

Gota is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,752, made up of 843 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 626.39 hectares
Population 1,752
Male Population 843
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gota compares

By the 2011 count Gota is the 32nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 626.39 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gota

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

Gota lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 26 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 Gota
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 8.3 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 26 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Gota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gota village had a population of 1,752. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Gota village has 843 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gota has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gota is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gota covers 626.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gota falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gota is Kumhari, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Gota.

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

Gota is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 8.3 km away. Ahīwāra is about 11 km away. Kumhari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matra (under 2 km), Kandai (2.5 km) and Hardi (2.6 km).

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

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