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About Gotea Village

Gotea is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 314 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Padma
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 270.84 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 314
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotea compares

By the 2011 count Gotea is the 31st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 270.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gotea

Gotea is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gotea as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gotea from other places

Gotea lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 5.4 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 Gotea
Nearest railway station Padma 5.4 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 28 km

Villages closest to Gotea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotea village had a population of 631. That makes it the 31st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gotea village has 314 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotea has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gotea is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotea covers 270.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotea falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gotea is Padma, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance for Gotea.

Gotea is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotea is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 5.4 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardewa (under 2 km), Karar (1.6 km) and Keola (1.7 km).

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

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