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About Gothala Village

Gothala is a mid sized village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 675 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413515
Area (hectares) 759 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 675
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothala compares

By the 2011 count Gothala is the 51st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 759 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 917.

Getting to Gothala

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

Gothala lies about 43 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Wadwal Nagnath, about 14 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 Gothala
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Wadwal Nagnath 14 km
District headquarters Latur 43 km

Villages closest to Gothala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothala village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 51st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Gothala village has 675 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothala has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gothala is 413515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothala covers 759 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gothala falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gothala is Wadwal Nagnath, about 14 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 Gothala.

Gothala is about 43 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothala is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 8.9 km away. Wadwal Nagnath is about 14 km away. Latur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmapuri (2.1 km), Nandura Bk (2.8 km) and Fattepur (3.1 km).

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

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