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About Goth Village

Goth is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 52 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,423 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 120.36 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 52
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,423
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 Goth compares

By the 2011 count Goth is the 184th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 120.36 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Goth

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

Goth lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 20 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 Goth
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 3.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Goth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goth village had a population of 126. That makes it the 184th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Goth village has 52 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goth has about 1423 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Goth is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goth covers 120.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goth falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Goth is Harrawala, about 20 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 Goth.

Goth is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goth is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 3.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Harrawala 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 Dhanolti Lagga Goth (under 2 km), Bhutsi (under 2 km) and Ragar Gaon (2.0 km).

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

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