# Gortha Village, Amgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/gortha/ Village · Amgaon, Gondiya # Gortha Gortha is a village in Amgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,595 people in 553 households**, the 7th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 2,595people (2011) - 553households - 83.6%literacy - 1,051females per 1,000 males ## Gortha PIN code and other codes Gortha falls in Amgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmgaon - Census village code537937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gortha from nearby towns? - Amgaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)20 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)20 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 Gortha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gortha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Gortha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Gortha Of every 100 households in Gortha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gortha · ■ Amgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **83% Toilet within the home ****56%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **50% Tap water ****15%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****76%** **75% Television ****35%** **30% Mobile phone ****42%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Gortha? ■ Gortha · ■ Amgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **973 Working population ****53.0%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (28%) · **■** Household industry 99 (7%) · **■** Other work 257 (19%) · **■** Marginal 527 (38%) 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 Amgaon - Padampur3,236 people - Ghattemani3,111 people - Sitepar2,944 people - Katurli2,618 people - Kattipar2,589 people - Karanji2,520 people - Chirchalbandh2,484 people - Kumbhartoli2,349 people [All 81 villages in Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gortha from Gondiya?20 km by road - What is the population of Gortha?2,595 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gortha in?Gondiya district (Amgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gortha?83.6% (Census 2011)