About Goothwa Village

Goothwa is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 562 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goothwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goothwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Pincode	272126
Area (hectares)	98.37 hectares
Population	1,128
Male Population	562
Female Population	566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goothwa compares

By the 2011 count Goothwa is the 47th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 98.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Goothwa

Goothwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Goothwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Goothwa from other places

Goothwa lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 16 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 Goothwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	15 km
Nearest railway station	Orwara	16 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	21 km
District headquarters	Basti	24 km

Villages closest to Goothwa

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

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Common questions about Goothwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Goothwa village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 47th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Goothwa village has 562 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goothwa has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Goothwa is 272126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goothwa covers 98.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goothwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goothwa is Orwara, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Goothwa.

Goothwa is about 24 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goothwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 15 km away. Orwara is about 16 km away. Mehndāwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.