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About Gothanva Village

Gothanva is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,536, made up of 1,194 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothanva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothanva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222162
Area (hectares) 90.66 hectares
Population 2,536
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gothanva compares

By the 2011 count Gothanva is the 72nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 90.66 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gothanva

Gothanva 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 Gothanva as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gothanva from other places

Gothanva lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 3.5 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 Gothanva
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 14 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 17 km

Villages closest to Gothanva

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 Gothanva

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothanva village had a population of 2,536. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gothanva village has 1,194 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothanva has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gothanva is 222162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothanva covers 90.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gothanva is Jalalganj, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gothanva is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothanva is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 3.5 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 Sadullapur (4.3 km), Bindraban (4.7 km) and Saraisitam (4.7 km).

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

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