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About Gothangaon Village

Gothangaon is a large village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,023, made up of 1,002 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.7 hectares hectares.

Gothangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 611.7 hectares
Population 2,023
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothangaon compares

By the 2011 count Gothangaon is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 611.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gothangaon

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

Gothangaon lies about 26 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Kachewani, about 7.3 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 Gothangaon
Nearest town Tirorā 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Kachewani 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 26 km
District headquarters Gondiya 26 km

Villages closest to Gothangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Gothangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothangaon village had a population of 2,023. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Gothangaon village has 1,002 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothangaon has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Gothangaon covers 611.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothangaon falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gothangaon is Kachewani, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Gothangaon.

Gothangaon is about 26 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothangaon is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Tirorā is about 5.9 km away. Kachewani is about 7.3 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumdimendha (2.1 km), Khadki (3.2 km) and Nimgaon (5.9 km).

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

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