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About Gilota Village

Gilota is a mid sized village in Rawatbhata tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 633 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilota village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Rawatbhata
Pincode 323307
Area (hectares) 597.12 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 633
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilota compares

By the 2011 count Gilota is the 19th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 597.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gilota

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

Gilota lies about 117 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kanwalpura, about 21 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 Gilota
Nearest railway station Kanwalpura 21 km
Nearest town Rāmganj Mandi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Rawatbhata 24 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 117 km

Villages closest to Gilota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilota village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 19th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Gilota village has 633 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilota has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Gilota is 323307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilota covers 597.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilota falls under Rawatbhata tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gilota is Kanwalpura, about 21 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 village for Gilota.

Gilota is about 117 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilota is in Rawatbhata tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Kanwalpura is about 21 km away. Rāmganj Mandi is about 24 km away. Rawatbhata is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manya Kheri (1.7 km), Khati Khera (2.0 km) and Shogarh (2.1 km).

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

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