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About Ghotiya Village

Ghotiya is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 623 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 577.81 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 623
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghotiya is the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 577.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Ghotiya

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

Ghotiya lies about 90 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 33 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 Ghotiya
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 33 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 44 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 90 km

Villages closest to Ghotiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotiya village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Ghotiya village has 623 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotiya has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ghotiya is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotiya covers 577.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghotiya falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghotiya is Bhanupratappur, about 33 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 Ghotiya.

Ghotiya is about 90 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotiya is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 5.6 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 33 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotia (under 2 km), Ghotia Kanhar (under 2 km) and Tohe (1.7 km).

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

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