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About Gotka Village

Gotka is a large village in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,819, made up of 2,004 males and 1,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.6 hectares hectares.

Gotka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Sardhana
Area (hectares) 221.6 hectares
Population 3,819
Male Population 2,004
Female Population 1,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotka compares

By the 2011 count Gotka is the 41st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 221.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Gotka

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

Gotka lies about 26 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Daurala, about 18 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 Gotka
Tehsil headquarters Sardhana 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Daurala 18 km
District headquarters Meerut 26 km

Villages closest to Gotka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotka village had a population of 3,819. That makes it the 41st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Gotka village has 2,004 males and 1,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotka has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Gotka covers 221.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gotka falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gotka is Daurala, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gotka.

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

Gotka is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Sardhana is about 9.1 km away. Daurala is about 18 km away. Meerut is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasar Sultannagar (1.5 km), Dahar (1.8 km) and Rithali (1.9 km).

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

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