About Gotama Village

Gotama is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 573 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotama village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	339.76 hectares
Population	1,142
Male Population	573
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotama compares

By the 2011 count Gotama is the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 339.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gotama

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

Gotama lies about 18 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 17 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 Gotama
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	18 km

Villages closest to Gotama

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

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Common questions about Gotama

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotama village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Gotama village has 573 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotama has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gotama is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotama covers 339.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotama falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gotama is Raigarh, about 17 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 village for Gotama.

Gotama is about 18 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotama is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 17 km away. Pusour is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.