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About Bhortek Village

Bhortek is a small village in Yawal tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 221 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.38 hectares hectares.

Bhortek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhortek village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Yawal
Area (hectares) 353.38 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 221
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Bhortek compares

By the 2011 count Bhortek is the 80th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents. Its 353.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 Bhortek from other places

Bhortek lies about 25 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhusaval Junction, 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 Bhortek
Nearest railway station Bhusaval Junction 5.1 km
Nearest town Bhusawal 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Yawal 12 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Bhortek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yawal 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 427. That makes it the 80th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,348 residents.

Bhortek village has 221 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhortek has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Bhortek covers 353.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhortek falls under Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhortek is Bhusaval Junction, 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 Bhortek.

Bhortek is about 25 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 Yawal tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhusaval Junction is about 5.1 km away. Bhusawal is about 5.5 km away. Yawal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aklud (1.9 km), Kosgaon (3.3 km) and Anjale (3.5 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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