# Gortutwa Village, Marihan, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Marihan, Mirzapur 

# Gortutwa

Gortutwa is a village in Marihan sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 172 households**, the 91st largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 172households
- 58.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gortutwa

Of every 100 households in Gortutwa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gortutwa · ■ Marihan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**85%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Gortutwa?

■ Gortutwa · ■ Marihan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**939

Working population ****48.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (67%) · **■** Household industry 49 (10%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Marihan

- Bhiti1,082 people
- Marcha1,070 people
- Hinauta1,065 people
- Sirsi1,046 people
- Khantara1,037 people
- Parsauna1,014 people
- Karauda1,006 people
- Garhawa1,003 people

[All 221 villages in Marihan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/marihan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gortutwa?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gortutwa in?Mirzapur district (Marihan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gortutwa?58.5% (Census 2011)