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About Gota Village

Gota is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 592 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.1 hectares hectares.

Gota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gota village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 80.1 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 592
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gota compares

By the 2011 count Gota is the 210th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 80.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gota

Gota 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 Gota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gota from other places

Gota lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 6.9 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 Gota
Nearest railway station Mariahu 6.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Gota

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 Gota

As per the Census of India 2011, Gota village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 210th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gota village has 592 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gota has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Gota covers 80.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gota is Mariahu, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gota.

Gota is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gota is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.6 km away. Jaunpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirakpur (under 2 km), Bharahupur (under 2 km) and Balbhaddar Pur (under 2 km).

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

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