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About Gothaon Village

Gothaon is one of the larger villages in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,037, made up of 2,424 males and 2,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.34 hectares hectares.

Gothaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 519.34 hectares
Population 5,037
Male Population 2,424
Female Population 2,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothaon compares

By the 2011 count Gothaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 519.34 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Gothaon

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

Gothaon lies about 32 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 11 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 Gothaon
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 11 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 21 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Gothaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothaon village had a population of 5,037. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Gothaon village has 2,424 males and 2,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothaon has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1041.

Gothaon covers 519.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gothaon falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothaon is Sarai Mir, about 11 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 Gothaon.

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

Gothaon is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 11 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Nizamabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpura (under 2 km), Ubarspur (2.5 km) and Shekhpur Husam (2.6 km).

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

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