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About Gortoli Village

Gortoli is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 765 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gortoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gortoli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 87.63 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 765
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gortoli compares

By the 2011 count Gortoli is the 29th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 87.63 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gortoli

Gortoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gortoli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gortoli from other places

Gortoli lies about 142 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 5.7 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 Gortoli
Nearest town Rātu 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Piska 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 7.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 142 km

Villages closest to Gortoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 Gortoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gortoli village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 29th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gortoli village has 765 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gortoli has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gortoli is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gortoli covers 87.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gortoli falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gortoli is Piska, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gortoli.

Gortoli is about 142 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gortoli is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Rātu is about 4.8 km away. Piska is about 5.7 km away. Deori is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhagrudih (1.6 km), Gadi (2.6 km) and Lakhna (5.6 km).

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

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