About Gothabaran Village

Gothabaran is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 253 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothabaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothabaran village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	130.02 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	253
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothabaran compares

By the 2011 count Gothabaran is the 94th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 130.02 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Gothabaran

Gothabaran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothabaran as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gothabaran from other places

Gothabaran lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, 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 Gothabaran
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	29 km

Villages closest to Gothabaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothabaran village had a population of 514. That makes it the 94th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Gothabaran village has 253 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothabaran has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gothabaran is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothabaran covers 130.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothabaran falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gothabaran is Barapalasi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gothabaran.

Gothabaran is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothabaran is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.