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About Bhortek Village

Bhortek is a small village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 223 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Bhortek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhortek village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 223
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 135th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 60 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 1.9 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 Bhortex 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Bhortek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amalner 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 463. That makes it the 135th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Bhortek village has 223 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhortek has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Bhortek covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhortek falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhortek is Bhortex, about 1.9 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 60 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhortek is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhortex is about 1.9 km away. Amalner is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaubari (under 2 km), Borgaon (2.1 km) and Jaitpir (2.4 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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