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About Gotan Village

Gotan is a large village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,458, made up of 2,246 males and 2,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 712410
Area (hectares) 406.3 hectares
Population 4,458
Male Population 2,246
Female Population 2,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gotan compares

By the 2011 count Gotan is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 406.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gotan

Gotan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gotan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Dhamnari, Dighra, Durgabati and Eklakshmi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gotan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotan village had a population of 4,458. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Gotan village has 2,246 males and 2,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotan has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gotan is 712410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotan covers 406.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotan falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gotan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gotan.

Gotan is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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