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About Gothan Joshi Village

Gothan Joshi is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 164 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothan Joshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothan Joshi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 344.45 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 164
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Gothan Joshi compares

By the 2011 count Gothan Joshi is the 42nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 344.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gothan Joshi

Gothan Joshi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gothan Joshi 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 Gothan Joshi from other places

Gothan Joshi lies about 32 km from Dehradun. 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 Gothan Joshi
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 6.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 23 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Gothan Joshi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalsi 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 Gothan Joshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothan Joshi village had a population of 315. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gothan Joshi village has 164 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothan Joshi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gothan Joshi is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothan Joshi covers 344.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gothan Joshi falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gothan Joshi notes the nearest railway station 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 Gothan Joshi.

Gothan Joshi is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothan Joshi is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 6.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 23 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datanu (under 2 km), Badanu (under 2 km) and Kophati (under 2 km).

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

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