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About Gothos Village

Gothos is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 743 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1359.31 hectares hectares.

Gothos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothos village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 1359.31 hectares
Population 1,548
Male Population 743
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothos compares

By the 2011 count Gothos is the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 1359.31 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Gothos

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

Gothos lies about 16 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Zarap, 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 Gothos
Nearest railway station Zarap 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 15 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 15 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 16 km

Villages closest to Gothos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothos village had a population of 1,548. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gothos village has 743 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothos has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Gothos covers 1359.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gothos falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gothos is Zarap, 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 Gothos.

Gothos is about 16 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothos is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Zarap is about 14 km away. Kudal is about 15 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleli (7.3 km), Bambarde Tarf Mangaon (9.6 km) and Keravade Tarf Mangaon (9.6 km).

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

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