# Ghotka Village, Loha, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Loha, Nanded 

# Ghotka

Ghotka is a village in Loha sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,766 people in 370 households**, the 43rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 1,766people (2011)
- 370households
- 57.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Ghotka PIN code and other codes

Ghotka falls in Loha sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLoha
- Census village code545314

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

## How far is Ghotka from nearby towns?

- Loha (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)60 km by road
- Loha (nearest town)28 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 Ghotka?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Loha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Ghotka known for?

About 32% of the 1,079 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Ghotka

Of every 100 households in Ghotka in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghotka · ■ Loha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****84%**

**35%

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

**20%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghotka?

■ Ghotka · ■ Loha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**907

Working population ****56.1%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 232 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (66%) · **■** Other work 36 (4%) · **■** Marginal 67 (7%)

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 Loha

- Deulgaon1,877 people
- Wadgaon1,868 people
- Golegaon P.U.1,802 people
- Hatni1,777 people
- Jawala1,742 people
- Dagad Sangvi1,727 people
- Yeli1,710 people
- Karegaon1,697 people

[All 125 villages in Loha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/loha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghotka from Nanded?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotka?1,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotka in?Nanded district (Loha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotka?57.5% (Census 2011)