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About Gogatola Village

Gogatola is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 139 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.96 hectares hectares.

Gogatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogatola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 321.96 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 139
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gogatola compares

By the 2011 count Gogatola is the 226th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 321.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gogatola

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

Gogatola lies about 42 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 39 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 Gogatola
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 13 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 19 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 39 km
District headquarters Balaghat 42 km

Villages closest to Gogatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogatola village had a population of 265. That makes it the 226th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Gogatola village has 139 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogatola has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Gogatola covers 321.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gogatola falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gogatola is Dhapewara, about 39 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 Gogatola.

Gogatola is about 42 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogatola is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 13 km away. Malajkhand is about 19 km away. Dhapewara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karwahi (under 2 km), Aramtola (under 2 km) and Bhanderi (3.2 km).

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

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