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About Bhortek Village

Bhortek is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 734 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares.

Bhortek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhortek village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 734
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhortek compares

By the 2011 count Bhortek is the 95th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhortek

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

Bhortek lies about 42 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Padse, about 12 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 Bhortek
Nearest railway station Padse 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 16 km
District headquarters Dhule 42 km

Villages closest to Bhortek

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhortek village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 95th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Bhortek village has 734 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhortek has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Bhortek covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhortek falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhortek is Padse, about 12 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 Bhortek.

Bhortek is about 42 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhortek is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Padse is about 12 km away. Shirpur is about 16 km away. Dhule is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjrod (1.6 km), Khankheda Pr Thalner (3.3 km) and Thalner (3.3 km).

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

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