# Gortara Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Gortara

Gortara is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824124**. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 116 households**, the 75th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 928people (2011)
- 116households
- 86.7%literacy
- 824124PIN code

## Gortara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gortara is 824124.** Gortara falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824124
- Gram panchayatBharub
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253313

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gortara from nearby towns?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gortara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gortara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gortara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gortara

Of every 100 households in Gortara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Gortara · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gortara?

■ Gortara · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**935

Working population ****29.8%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 78.0% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Obra

- Kadiahi Khurd962 people
- Ziauddinpur961 people
- Ankorha956 people
- Adhaura954 people
- Kajhwan922 people
- Gijna890 people
- Gauri875 people
- Marwatpur875 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gortara?824124
- How far is Gortara from Aurangabad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gortara?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gortara in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gortara?86.7% (Census 2011)