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About Gortha Village

Gortha is a large village in Umri tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,821, made up of 1,914 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2401.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gortha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gortha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Umri
Pincode 431807
Area (hectares) 2401.83 hectares
Population 3,821
Male Population 1,914
Female Population 1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gortha compares

By the 2011 count Gortha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 2401.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gortha

Gortha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gortha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 35 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Umri, about 2.4 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 Umri 2.4 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 17 km
District headquarters Nanded 35 km

Villages closest to Gortha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gortha village had a population of 3,821. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Gortha village has 1,914 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gortha has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gortha is 431807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gortha covers 2401.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gortha falls under Umri tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gortha is Umri, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gortha is about 35 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gortha is in Umri tehsil of Nanded district. Umri is about 2.4 km away. Mudkhed is about 17 km away. Nanded is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasantnagar (2.4 km), Jamgaon (2.4 km) and Chinchala Patti Umri (2.8 km).

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

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