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About Goothu Village

Goothu is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 742 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.96 hectares hectares.

Goothu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goothu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 124.96 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 742
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Goothu compares

By the 2011 count Goothu is the 164th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 124.96 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Goothu

Goothu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goothu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Goothu from other places

Goothu lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, 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 Goothu
Nearest railway station Trilochan Mahadeo 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 14 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Goothu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goothu village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 164th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Goothu village has 742 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goothu has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Goothu covers 124.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goothu falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goothu is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Goothu.

Goothu is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goothu is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about 10 km away. Mariahu is about 14 km away. Mariāhu 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 Dalpatpur (under 2 km), Maharathpur (under 2 km) and Khetapur (under 2 km).

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

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