# Gorthan Village, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik (Maharashtra)

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Village · Trimbakeshwar, Nashik 

# Gorthan

Gorthan is a village in Trimbakeshwar sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 82 households**, the 111th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 552people (2011)
- 82households
- 68.7%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Gorthan PIN code and other codes

Gorthan falls in Trimbakeshwar sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTrimbakeshwar
- Census village code550894

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

## How far is Gorthan from nearby towns?

- Trimbak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)45 km by road
- Trimbak (nearest town)16 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 Gorthan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Trimbakeshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Trimbakeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nashik
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gorthan known for?

About 33% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Gorthan

Of every 100 households in Gorthan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gorthan · ■ Trimbakeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****71%**

**55%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Gorthan?

■ Gorthan · ■ Trimbakeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1359**

**974

Working population ****60.9%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Trimbakeshwar

- Hatlondhi567 people
- Rajivnagar560 people
- Kacharpada554 people
- Rautmal553 people
- Hattipada541 people
- Belpali530 people
- Bhutmokhada518 people
- Bhagohol498 people

[All 125 villages in Trimbakeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/trimbakeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorthan from Nashik?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorthan?552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorthan in?Nashik district (Trimbakeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorthan?68.7% (Census 2011)