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About Gotarka Village

Gotarka is a large village in Radhanpur tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,031, made up of 1,501 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1220.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 385360, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotarka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Radhanpur
Pincode 385360
Area (hectares) 1220.36 hectares
Population 3,031
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gotarka compares

By the 2011 count Gotarka is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents. Its 1220.36 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gotarka

Gotarka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gotarka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotarka from other places

Gotarka lies about 67 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Varahi, about 8.1 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 Gotarka
Nearest railway station Varahi 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhanpur 16 km
Nearest town Rādhanpur 16 km
District headquarters Patan 67 km

Villages closest to Gotarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotarka village had a population of 3,031. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents.

Gotarka village has 1,501 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotarka has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gotarka is 385360. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotarka covers 1220.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotarka falls under Radhanpur tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gotarka is Varahi, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gotarka.

Gotarka is about 67 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotarka is in Radhanpur tehsil of Patan district. Varahi is about 8.1 km away. Radhanpur is about 16 km away. Rādhanpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satun (11 km), Bhilot (15 km) and Amirpura (15 km).

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

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