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About Gothada Village

Gothada is a mid sized village in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 516 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.24 hectares hectares.

Gothada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Jaora
Area (hectares) 490.24 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 516
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Gothada compares

By the 2011 count Gothada is the 59th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 490.24 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gothada

Gothada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothada 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 Gothada from other places

Gothada lies about 50 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mundalaram, about 13 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 Gothada
Nearest railway station Mundalaram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaora 16 km
District headquarters Ratlam 50 km

Villages closest to Gothada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothada village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 59th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Gothada village has 516 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothada has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Gothada covers 490.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothada falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothada is Mundalaram, about 13 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 Gothada.

Gothada is about 50 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothada is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Mundalaram is about 13 km away. Jaora is about 16 km away. Ratlam is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoda (2.0 km), Manya Khedi (2.1 km) and Mundla (2.4 km).

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

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