About Gothan Village

Gothan is a large village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,515 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothan village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394130
Area (hectares)	635.27 hectares
Population	3,035
Male Population	1,515
Female Population	1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothan compares

By the 2011 count Gothan is the 11th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 635.27 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gothan

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

How far is Gothan from other places

Gothan lies about 12 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Gothangam, about under 2 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 Gothan
Nearest railway station	Gothangam	under 2 km
District headquarters	Surat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Olpad	14 km

Villages closest to Gothan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothan village had a population of 3,035. That makes it the 11th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Gothan village has 1,515 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gothan is 394130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothan covers 635.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothan falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gothan is Gothangam, about under 2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gothan.

Gothan is about 12 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothan is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Gothangam is about under 2 km away. Surat is about 12 km away. Olpad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.