About Ghotka Village

Ghotka is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 933 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1079 hectares hectares.

Ghotka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotka village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Loha
Area (hectares)	1079 hectares
Population	1,766
Male Population	933
Female Population	833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotka compares

By the 2011 count Ghotka is the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 1079 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 946.

Getting to Ghotka

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

Ghotka lies about 50 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chakur, about 37 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 Ghotka
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Loha	20 km
Nearest railway station	Chakur	37 km
District headquarters	Nanded	50 km

Villages closest to Ghotka

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

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Common questions about Ghotka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotka village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Ghotka village has 933 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotka has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Ghotka covers 1079 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.

Ghotka falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghotka is Chakur, about 37 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 Ghotka.

Ghotka is about 50 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotka is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Ahmadpur is about 16 km away. Loha is about 20 km away. Chakur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.