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About Gotamunda Village

Gotamunda is a large village in Kokasara tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,248, made up of 1,614 males and 1,634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kokasara
Pincode 766103
Area (hectares) 749 hectares
Population 3,248
Male Population 1,614
Female Population 1,634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotamunda compares

By the 2011 count Gotamunda is the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 749 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Gotamunda

Gotamunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gotamunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gotamunda from other places

Gotamunda lies about 32 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 28 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 Gotamunda
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Mahipur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokasara 32 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 32 km

Villages closest to Gotamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotamunda village had a population of 3,248. That makes it the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Gotamunda village has 1,614 males and 1,634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotamunda has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gotamunda is 766103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotamunda covers 749 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotamunda falls under Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gotamunda is Mahipur, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gotamunda.

Gotamunda is about 32 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotamunda is in Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bhanjanagar is about 25 km away. Mahipur is about 28 km away. Kokasara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Olma (16 km) and Dahagan (38 km).

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

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