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About Gothra Village

Gothra is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,756, made up of 909 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5958 hectares hectares.

Gothra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 5958 hectares
Population 1,756
Male Population 909
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothra compares

By the 2011 count Gothra is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 5958 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gothra

Gothra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gothra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gothra from other places

Gothra lies about 34 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 34 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 Gothra
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 14 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 34 km
District headquarters Sheopur 34 km

Villages closest to Gothra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothra village had a population of 1,756. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Gothra village has 909 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Gothra covers 5958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gothra falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothra is Sheopur Kalan, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gothra.

Gothra is about 34 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothra is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 14 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 34 km away. Sheopur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhda (2.4 km), Jakhda Dogry (2.4 km) and Sarari Khurd (3.1 km).

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

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