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About Gotauli Village

Gotauli is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 113 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 42.78 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 113
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotauli compares

By the 2011 count Gotauli is the 277th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 42.78 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gotauli

Gotauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gotauli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gotauli from other places

Gotauli lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, 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 Gotauli
Nearest railway station Khairahi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 14 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 16 km

Villages closest to Gotauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotauli village had a population of 219. That makes it the 277th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Gotauli village has 113 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotauli has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Gotauli is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotauli covers 42.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotauli falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gotauli is Khairahi, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gotauli.

Gotauli is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotauli is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 11 km away. Ghorawal is about 14 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisun Pur (under 2 km), Masiadinath (under 2 km) and Koharaul (under 2 km).

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

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