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About Gothinda Village

Gothinda is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 58 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothinda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 22.6 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 58
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gothinda compares

By the 2011 count Gothinda is the 196th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 22.6 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gothinda

Gothinda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothinda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gothinda from other places

Gothinda lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Gothinda
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 2.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 43 km
Nearest town Almora 53 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Gothinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothinda village had a population of 128. That makes it the 196th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gothinda village has 58 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothinda has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gothinda is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothinda covers 22.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothinda falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gothinda is Ramnagar, about 86 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gothinda.

Gothinda is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothinda is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 2.1 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Almora is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhungakholi (under 2 km), Darmola Chak Dungri (under 2 km) and Sagwada (under 2 km).

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

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