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About Ghothiya Village

Ghothiya is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 606 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghothiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghothiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 646.06 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 606
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghothiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghothiya is the 46th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 646.06 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ghothiya

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

Ghothiya lies about 33 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Ghothiya
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 14 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 33 km

Villages closest to Ghothiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghothiya village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 46th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Ghothiya village has 606 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghothiya has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Ghothiya is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghothiya covers 646.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghothiya falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghothiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghothiya.

Ghothiya is about 33 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghothiya is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargarh is about 14 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghikudiya (under 2 km), Totalbharri (under 2 km) and Kohkattatola (3.0 km).

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

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