# Gorthani Village, Burhanpur, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh 

# Gorthani

Gorthani is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 218 households**, the 78th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,611people (2011)
- 218households
- 74.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gorthani

Of every 100 households in Gorthani in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gorthani · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**42%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gorthani?

■ Gorthani · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**920

Working population ****24.8%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 135 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (10%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 170 (42%)

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 Burhanpur

- Madepur1,653 people
- Arusa1,650 people
- Asharafpur1,646 people
- Chaturpur Madhai Patti1,624 people
- Sarain1,611 people
- Bilari Mt.Azagara1,603 people
- Haidarpur Khas1,600 people
- Ranipur1,585 people

[All 489 villages in Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/burhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorthani?1,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorthani in?Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorthani?74.0% (Census 2011)