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About Gota Village

Gota is a large village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,481, made up of 2,491 males and 1,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2289 hectares hectares.

Gota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 2289 hectares
Population 4,481
Male Population 2,491
Female Population 1,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gota compares

By the 2011 count Gota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 2289 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Gota

Gota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gota as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gota from other places

Gota lies about 87 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 17 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 Gota
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 17 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 18 km
District headquarters Sheopur 87 km

Villages closest to Gota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gota village had a population of 4,481. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Gota village has 2,491 males and 1,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gota has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Gota covers 2289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gota falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gota is Rampahari, about 17 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 village for Gota.

Gota is about 87 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gota is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 6.7 km away. Rampahari is about 17 km away. Sabalgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arusta (1.9 km), Ganwdi (3.2 km) and Pachnaya (3.4 km).

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

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