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About Changotola Village

Changotola is a small village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 143 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.67 hectares hectares.

Changotola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changotola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 149.67 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 143
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changotola compares

By the 2011 count Changotola is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 149.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Changotola

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

Changotola lies about 24 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, 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 Changotola
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 13 km
District headquarters Gondiya 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 24 km

Villages closest to Changotola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changotola village had a population of 303. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Changotola village has 143 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changotola has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Changotola covers 149.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changotola falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Changotola is Hirdamali, about 13 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 Changotola.

Changotola is about 24 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changotola is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 12 km away. Hirdamali is about 13 km away. Gondiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hausitola (under 2 km), Tumsar (under 2 km) and Chopa (1.8 km).

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

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