About Gorta Village

Gorta is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 858 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lakhanpur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	442.22 hectares
Population	1,718
Male Population	858
Female Population	860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorta compares

By the 2011 count Gorta is the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 442.22 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gorta

Gorta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanaura, Dhodha Kesra, Ganeshpur and Getra. 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.

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Common questions about Gorta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorta village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 19th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Gorta village has 858 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorta has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gorta is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorta covers 442.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorta falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gorta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorta.

Gorta is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja 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.