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About Gothaura Village

Gothaura is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 299 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 299
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothaura compares

By the 2011 count Gothaura is the 347th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gothaura

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

Gothaura lies about 47 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 11 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 Gothaura
Nearest town Ahraura 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 15 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 47 km

Villages closest to Gothaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothaura village had a population of 560. That makes it the 347th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Gothaura village has 299 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothaura has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Gothaura is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothaura covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothaura falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothaura is Kailahat, about 11 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 Gothaura.

Gothaura is about 47 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothaura is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 8.2 km away. Kailahat is about 11 km away. Chunar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatampur (under 2 km), Majhara Khurd (under 2 km) and Majhiyar (under 2 km).

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

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