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About Gothiyara Village

Gothiyara is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 9 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gothiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gothiyara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 8.51 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 9
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,889
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 Gothiyara compares

By the 2011 count Gothiyara is the 125th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 8.51 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Gothiyara

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

Gothiyara 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 Gothiyara
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 28 km

Villages closest to Gothiyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gothiyara village had a population of 26. That makes it the 125th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Gothiyara village has 9 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gothiyara has about 1889 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Gothiyara is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gothiyara covers 8.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gothiyara falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gothiyara 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gothiyara.

Gothiyara 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.

Gothiyara is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Harrawala is about 20 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dyuri (16 km), Nandgaon (17 km) and Gadugadmai Chopra (17 km).

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

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