About Gotaamba Village

Gotaamba is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 653 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotaamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotaamba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833105
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	1,279
Male Population	653
Female Population	626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gotaamba compares

By the 2011 count Gotaamba is the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gotaamba

Gotaamba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gotaamba as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotaamba from other places

Gotaamba lies about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 4.6 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 Gotaamba
Nearest railway station	Sonua	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	11 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	16 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	21 km

Villages closest to Gotaamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotaamba village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Gotaamba village has 653 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotaamba has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gotaamba is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotaamba covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotaamba falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gotaamba is Sonua, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gotaamba.

Gotaamba is about 16 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotaamba is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 4.6 km away. Goilkera is about 11 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.