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About Gotpota Village

Gotpota is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 814 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 194.76 hectares
Population 1,540
Male Population 814
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gotpota compares

By the 2011 count Gotpota is the 65th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 194.76 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gotpota

Gotpota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gotpota 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gograskottaluk, Golahat, Gopalhazra and Gopimohanpur. 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 Gotpota

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotpota village had a population of 1,540. That makes it the 65th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gotpota village has 814 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotpota has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gotpota is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotpota covers 194.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotpota falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gotpota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gotpota.

Gotpota is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Gotpota today is likely to be higher.

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