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About Gotra Village

Gotra is one of the larger villages in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,894, made up of 3,053 males and 2,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743422
Area (hectares) 341.72 hectares
Population 5,894
Male Population 3,053
Female Population 2,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gotra compares

By the 2011 count Gotra is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 341.72 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gotra

Gotra 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 Gotra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotra from other places

Gotra lies about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhyampur, about 1.8 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 Gotra
Nearest railway station Madhyampur 1.8 km
Nearest town Basirhat City 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 23 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Gotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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 Gotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotra village had a population of 5,894. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Gotra village has 3,053 males and 2,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gotra is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotra covers 341.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gotra falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gotra is Madhyampur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gotra.

Gotra is about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotra is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhyampur is about 1.8 km away. Basirhat City is about 5.3 km away. Basirhat I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jirakpur (2.0 km), Khidirpore (2.6 km) and Dandirhat (2.7 km).

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

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