# Gorgatta Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Gorgatta

Gorgatta is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 26 households**, the 144th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 151people (2011)
- 26households
- 45.5%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Gorgatta PIN code and other codes

Gorgatta falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539626

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

## How far is Gorgatta from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)90 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)180 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)180 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 Gorgatta?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jambia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gorgatta known for?

About 2% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gorgatta

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

■ Gorgatta · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**84%

Tap water ****100%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Gorgatta?

■ Gorgatta · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**970

Working population ****70.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 40.6% for women. 71% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (28%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (16%)

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 Etapalli

- Karrem168 people
- Wenasar161 people
- Maveli155 people
- Jambulgatta152 people
- Channabodi147 people
- Puske144 people
- Mallampad143 people
- Mardkuhi142 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorgatta from Gadchiroli?180 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgatta?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgatta in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgatta?45.5% (Census 2011)