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About Bortola Village

Bortola is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 550 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.39 hectares hectares.

Bortola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bortola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 250.39 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 550
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Bortola compares

By the 2011 count Bortola is the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 250.39 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bortola

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

Bortola lies about 8.5 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 5.1 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 Bortola
Nearest railway station Gudma 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 8.5 km
District headquarters Gondiya 8.5 km
Nearest town Gondiā 8.5 km

Villages closest to Bortola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Bortola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bortola village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Bortola village has 550 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bortola has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Bortola covers 250.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bortola falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bortola is Gudma, about 5.1 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 Bortola.

Bortola is about 8.5 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bortola is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 5.1 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 8.5 km away. Gondiya is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohgaon (2.1 km), Sawartola (3.2 km) and Darregaon (4.4 km).

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

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