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About Gotai Village

Gotai is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 382 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 382
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gotai compares

By the 2011 count Gotai is the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1020.

Getting to Gotai

Gotai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gotai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotai from other places

Gotai lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.0 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 Gotai
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 11 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Gotai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotai village had a population of 745. That makes it the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Gotai village has 382 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotai has about 950 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gotai is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotai covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotai falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gotai is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gotai.

Gotai is about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotai is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 5.0 km away. Khuntpani is about 11 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kustuya (1.9 km), Porlong (2.0 km) and Ankalkuti (2.2 km).

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

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