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About Ghotanbeda Village

Ghotanbeda is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 111 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1414.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotanbeda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotanbeda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 1414.65 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 111
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotanbeda compares

By the 2011 count Ghotanbeda is the 220th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 1414.65 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 973.

Getting to Ghotanbeda

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

Ghotanbeda lies about 92 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 76 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 Ghotanbeda
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 24 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 52 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 76 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 92 km

Villages closest to Ghotanbeda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotanbeda village had a population of 225. That makes it the 220th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Ghotanbeda village has 111 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotanbeda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ghotanbeda is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotanbeda covers 1414.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotanbeda falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghotanbeda is Keoti, about 76 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 10+ km distance for Ghotanbeda.

Ghotanbeda is about 92 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotanbeda is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 24 km away. Garhchiroli is about 52 km away. Keoti is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiralgarh (2.6 km), Markanar (4.8 km) and Radhapur (4.8 km).

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

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