About Gorvha Village

Gorvha is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 658 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 hectares hectares.

Gorvha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorvha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Barshitakli
Area (hectares)	608 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	658
Female Population	587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorvha compares

By the 2011 count Gorvha is the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gorvha

Gorvha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorvha as Available within village. 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 Gorvha from other places

Gorvha lies about 15 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 8.2 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 Gorvha
Nearest railway station	Barsitakli	8.2 km
Nearest town	Umbri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barshitakli	15 km
District headquarters	Akola	15 km

Villages closest to Gorvha

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

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Common questions about Gorvha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorvha village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Gorvha village has 658 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorvha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Gorvha covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorvha falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gorvha is Barsitakli, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorvha.

Gorvha is about 15 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorvha is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 8.2 km away. Umbri is about 13 km away. Barshitakli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.