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About Gotpada Village

Gotpada is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 427 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.65 hectares hectares.

Gotpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotpada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 159.65 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 427
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotpada compares

By the 2011 count Gotpada is the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 159.65 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gotpada

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

Gotpada lies about 37 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 30 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 Gotpada
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 8.1 km
Nearest town Taloda 28 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 37 km

Villages closest to Gotpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotpada village had a population of 888. That makes it the 100th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Gotpada village has 427 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotpada has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Gotpada covers 159.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotpada falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gotpada is Khandbara, about 30 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 Gotpada.

Gotpada is about 37 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotpada is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 8.1 km away. Taloda is about 28 km away. Khandbara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadali (under 2 km), Nawa Nagarmutha (under 2 km) and Junanagarmuthas (under 2 km).

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

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