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About Ghotagali Village

Ghotagali is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 256 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotagali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotagali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 833.7 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 256
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghotagali compares

By the 2011 count Ghotagali is the 133rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 833.7 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghotagali

Ghotagali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghotagali as Available within <5 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 Ghotagali from other places

Ghotagali lies about 43 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Devarayi, about 2.3 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 Ghotagali
Nearest railway station Devarayi 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 20 km
Nearest town Dandeli 24 km
District headquarters Belgaum 43 km

Villages closest to Ghotagali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotagali village had a population of 541. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Ghotagali village has 256 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotagali has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghotagali is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotagali covers 833.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotagali falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ghotagali is Devarayi, about 2.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghotagali.

Ghotagali is about 43 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotagali is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Devarayi is about 2.3 km away. Khanapur is about 20 km away. Dandeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambegali (2.3 km), Devarai (2.4 km) and Malwad (2.4 km).

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

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