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About Gothawa Village

Gothawa is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 489 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.64 hectares hectares.

Gothawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 94.64 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 489
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gothawa compares

By the 2011 count Gothawa is the 187th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 94.64 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Gothawa

Gothawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothawa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gothawa from other places

Gothawa lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 10 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 Gothawa
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Gothawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothawa village had a population of 932. That makes it the 187th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Gothawa village has 489 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothawa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Gothawa covers 94.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gothawa falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothawa is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gothawa.

Gothawa is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothawa is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 10 km away. Badlapur is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariarpur (under 2 km), Bariyarepur (under 2 km) and Janaur (under 2 km).

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

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