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About Gotawan Village

Gotawan is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,611 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Gotawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,611
Female Population 1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gotawan compares

By the 2011 count Gotawan is the 58th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gotawan

Gotawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gotawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotawan from other places

Gotawan lies about 14 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 6.2 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 Gotawan
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 6.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 14 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 15 km

Villages closest to Gotawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotawan village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 58th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Gotawan village has 1,611 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotawan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Gotawan covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotawan falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gotawan is Ramnathpur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gotawan.

Gotawan is about 14 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotawan is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 6.2 km away. Allahabad is about 14 km away. Prayagraj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amersapur (under 2 km), Manapur Urf Bagae Kla (under 2 km) and Manikapur (under 2 km).

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

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