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About Gortara Village

Gortara is a large village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,183 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.52 hectares hectares.

Gortara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gortara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 861.52 hectares
Population 2,333
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Gortara compares

By the 2011 count Gortara is the 23rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 861.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gortara

Gortara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gortara 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 Garruha, Godaru, Gohparu and Gopalpur. 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 Gortara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gortara village had a population of 2,333. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Gortara village has 1,183 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gortara has about 972 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 986.

Gortara covers 861.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gortara falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gortara 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 Gortara.

Gortara is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol 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 Gortara today is likely to be higher.

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