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About Gothani Village

Gothani is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 16 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 10.05 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 16
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
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 Gothani compares

By the 2011 count Gothani is the 273rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 10.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1159.

Getting to Gothani

Gothani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gothani 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 Gothani from other places

Gothani lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 17 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Gothani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 27. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gothani village has 16 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothani has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Gothani is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothani covers 10.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothani falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gothani is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Gothani.

Gothani is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gothani is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 17 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badoli Sera Gunth (2.2 km), Sera Urf Badoli (2.2 km) and Kotali Lagga Birgoli (3.4 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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