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About Gorthan Village

Gorthan is a mid sized village in Trimbakeshwar tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 271 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.11 hectares hectares.

Gorthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorthan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Trimbakeshwar
Area (hectares) 616.11 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 271
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorthan compares

By the 2011 count Gorthan is the 109th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 616.11 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 982.

Getting to Gorthan

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

Gorthan lies about 30 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Padli, about 32 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 Gorthan
Tehsil headquarters Trimbakeshwar 30 km
District headquarters Nashik 30 km
Nearest railway station Padli 32 km

Villages closest to Gorthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorthan village had a population of 552. That makes it the 109th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Gorthan village has 271 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorthan has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Gorthan covers 616.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorthan falls under Trimbakeshwar tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gorthan is Padli, about 32 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 Gorthan.

Gorthan is about 30 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorthan is in Trimbakeshwar tehsil of Nashik district. Trimbakeshwar is about 30 km away. Nashik is about 30 km away. Padli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varasvihir (4.8 km), Chirapali (6.8 km) and Ambai (8.3 km).

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

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