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About Gorthara Village

Gorthara is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 858 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.9 hectares hectares.

Gorthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorthara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 577.9 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 858
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorthara compares

By the 2011 count Gorthara is the 47th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 577.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gorthara

Gorthara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorthara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gorthara from other places

Gorthara lies about 36 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 12 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 Gorthara
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 12 km
Nearest town Chunār 33 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 36 km

Villages closest to Gorthara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorthara village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 47th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Gorthara village has 858 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorthara has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Gorthara covers 577.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorthara falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorthara is Lusa, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorthara.

Gorthara is about 36 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorthara is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 8.6 km away. Lusa is about 12 km away. Chunār is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutari (under 2 km), Kalwari Mafi (1.9 km) and Kalwari Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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