About Ghotala Village

Ghotala is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,169, made up of 2,058 males and 2,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1973.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585419
Area (hectares)	1973.66 hectares
Population	4,169
Male Population	2,058
Female Population	2,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotala compares

By the 2011 count Ghotala is the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1973.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ghotala

Ghotala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghotala as Available within village. 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 Ghotala from other places

Ghotala lies about 77 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed K., about 37 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 Ghotala
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	17 km
Nearest railway station	Hallikhed K.	37 km
District headquarters	Bidar	77 km

Villages closest to Ghotala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotala village had a population of 4,169. That makes it the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Ghotala village has 2,058 males and 2,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotala has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ghotala is 585419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotala covers 1973.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghotala falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ghotala is Hallikhed K., about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghotala.

Ghotala is about 77 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotala is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 17 km away. Hallikhed K. is about 37 km away. Bidar is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.