# Gorthan Kh. Village, Khalapur, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khalapur, Raigarh 

# Gorthan Kh.

Gorthan Kh. is a village in Khalapur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 63 households**, the 110th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 255people (2011)
- 63households
- 92.8%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Gorthan Kh. PIN code and other codes

Gorthan Kh. falls in Khalapur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhalapur
- Census village code553791

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

## How far is Gorthan Kh. from nearby towns?

- Khalapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)53 km by road
- Khopoli (nearest town)12 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 Kh.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vavoshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khapoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kh. known for?

About 27% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kh.

Of every 100 households in Gorthan Kh. in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Gorthan Kh. · ■ Khalapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**37%

Tap water ****78%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**42%

Use banking services ****93%**

**57%

Television ****68%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**25%

Own their home ****51%**

**79%

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 Kh.?

■ Gorthan Kh. · ■ Khalapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**926

Working population ****38.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 86.0% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (68%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Khalapur

- Parade328 people
- Pali Kh.317 people
- Ajivali298 people
- Wani270 people
- Poud250 people
- Ujloli236 people
- Tondali229 people
- Umbarvira224 people

[All 121 villages in Khalapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/khalapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorthan Kh. from Alibag?53 km by road
- What is the population of Gorthan Kh.?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorthan Kh. in?Raigarh district (Khalapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorthan Kh.?92.8% (Census 2011)