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About Gohata Village

Gohata is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 266 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.33 hectares hectares.

Gohata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 75.33 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 266
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohata compares

By the 2011 count Gohata is the 188th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 75.33 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gohata

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

Gohata lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 8.6 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 Gohata
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 8.6 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gohata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohata village had a population of 566. That makes it the 188th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Gohata village has 266 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohata has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Gohata covers 75.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gohata falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gohata is Sahjanwa, about 8.6 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 Gohata.

Gohata is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohata is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 8.6 km away. Khalīlābād is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karia (under 2 km), Ramdih Torani (under 2 km) and Thathebari (1.7 km).

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

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