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About Gothani Village

Gothani is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 899 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.66 hectares hectares.

Gothani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 557.66 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 899
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gothani compares

By the 2011 count Gothani is the 102nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 557.66 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 942.

Getting to Gothani

Gothani 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 Gothani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gothani from other places

Gothani lies about 20 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 6.3 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 Gothani
Nearest railway station Chopan 6.3 km
Nearest town Obra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 20 km

Villages closest to Gothani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothani village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gothani village has 899 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothani has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gothani covers 557.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothani falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gothani is Chopan, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Gothani is about 20 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothani is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 6.3 km away. Obra is about 13 km away. Robertsganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatita (under 2 km), Agori Khas (under 2 km) and Gaeghat (1.7 km).

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

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