# Gortorwa Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Gortorwa

Gortorwa is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 19 households**, the 124th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 19households
- 52.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Gortorwa PIN code and other codes

Gortorwa falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGortorwa
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256599

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

## How far is Gortorwa from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)10 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 Gortorwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gortorwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Harlikala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gortorwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Gortorwa

Of every 100 households in Gortorwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gortorwa · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gortorwa?

■ Gortorwa · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**958

Working population ****66.1%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 36.3% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 145 (98%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Mahuet366 people
- Guri336 people
- Motiya chak288 people
- Bagahi Khurd271 people
- Banarsi Bigha214 people
- Sijua197 people
- Moti chak152 people
- Adham khap120 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gortorwa from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gortorwa?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gortorwa in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gortorwa?52.3% (Census 2011)