About Gothani Village

Gothani is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 478 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	192 hectares
Population	935
Male Population	478
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothani compares

By the 2011 count Gothani is the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gothani

Gothani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gothani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gothani from other places

Gothani lies about 58 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 40 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 Gothani
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	40 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	53 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	58 km

Villages closest to Gothani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothani village had a population of 935. That makes it the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Gothani village has 478 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothani has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gothani is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothani covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothani falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gothani is Barwadih Junction, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gothani.

Gothani is about 58 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothani is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 40 km away. Medininagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.