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About Gotra Village

Gotra is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 176 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.26 hectares hectares.

Gotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 336.26 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 176
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotra compares

By the 2011 count Gotra is the 135th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 336.26 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gotra

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

Gotra lies about 16 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 8.0 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 Gotra
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 16 km

Villages closest to Gotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotra village had a population of 338. That makes it the 135th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gotra village has 176 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotra has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Gotra covers 336.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gotra falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gotra is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gotra.

Gotra is about 16 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotra is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 8.0 km away. Akola is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palodhi (under 2 km), Khambora (2.5 km) and Hatla (2.7 km).

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

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