# Bortola Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya 

# Bortola

Bortola is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 234 households**, the 52nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 234households
- 87.2%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Bortola PIN code and other codes

Bortola falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArjuni Morgaon
- Census village code538191

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

## How far is Bortola from nearby towns?

- Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)82 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)45 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 Bortola?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bortola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Channa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Navegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arjuni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Bortola known for?

About 53% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Bortola

Of every 100 households in Bortola in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bortola · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****96%**

**74%

Television ****35%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Bortola?

■ Bortola · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**937

Working population ****61.8%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 76.8% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 77 (11%)

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 Arjuni Morgaon

- Chicholi1,173 people
- Arattondi1,158 people
- Pratapgad1,143 people
- Parsodi1,086 people
- Janawa1,057 people
- Yegaon1,048 people
- Chapti1,030 people
- Bori998 people

[All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bortola from Gondiya?82 km by road
- What is the population of Bortola?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bortola in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bortola?87.2% (Census 2011)