About Gortha Village

Gortha is a large village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,595, made up of 1,265 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432 hectares hectares.

Gortha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gortha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Amgaon
Area (hectares)	432 hectares
Population	2,595
Male Population	1,265
Female Population	1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gortha compares

By the 2011 count Gortha is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 432 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Gortha

Gortha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gortha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gortha from other places

Gortha lies about 19 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 3.2 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 Gortha
Nearest railway station	Amgaon	3.2 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	19 km
Nearest town	Gondiā	19 km

Villages closest to Gortha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gortha village had a population of 2,595. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Gortha village has 1,265 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gortha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Gortha covers 432 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gortha falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gortha is Amgaon, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gortha is about 19 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gortha is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 3.2 km away. Gondiya is about 19 km away. Gondiā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.