Gothua
{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Firozabad
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| subdivision_name3 = Tundla
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| area_total_km2 = 4.703
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Gothua ({{IAST|Gothuā}}) is a village in Tundla block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly part of Etah district. As of 2011, it has a population of 2,758, in 460 households.
Demographics
As of 2011, Gothua had a population of 2,758, in 460 households.{{rp|85}} This population was 53.6% male (1,478) and 46.4% female (1,280). The 0-6 age group numbered 433 (230 male and 203 female), making up 15.7% of the total population. 774 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 28.1% of the total.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1211/download/3858/DH_2011_0916_PART_B_DCHB_FIROZABAD.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}{{rp|92–3}}
The 1981 census recorded Gothua as having a population of 1,577 people (897 male and 680 female), in 311 households and 287 physical houses. It was then counted as part of Jalesar block and tehsil in Etah district.{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Series 22 Part XIII-B: District Etah |date=1983 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44721/download/48394/1981_DCHB_UP_ETAH.pdf |access-date=21 November 2023}}{{rp|128–9}}
The 1961 census recorded Gothua (as "Gothoa") as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 1,190 people (643 male and 547 female), in 229 households and 193 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,199. It was then counted as part of Jalesar block and tehsil in Etah district.{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (23 - Etah District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28468/download/31650/21853_1961_ETA.pdf |access-date=21 November 2023}}{{rp|L}}
Infrastructure
As of 2011, Gothua had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1210/download/3854/DH_2011_0916_PART_A_DCHB_FIROZABAD.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}{{rp|85–90}}