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Gortara Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Gortara is a large village located in Sohagpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 546 families residing. The Gortara village has population of 2333 of which 1183 are males while 1150 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gortara village population of children with age 0-6 is 356 which makes up 15.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gortara village is 972 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Gortara as per census is 978, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Gortara village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Gortara village was 69.25 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Gortara Male literacy stands at 75.67 % while female literacy rate was 62.63 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gortara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gortara village.

Gortara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 546 - -
Population 2,333 1,183 1,150
Child (0-6) 356 180 176
Schedule Caste 130 73 57
Schedule Tribe 1,339 669 670
Literacy 69.25 % 75.67 % 62.63 %
Total Workers 1,358 716 642
Main Worker 870 - -
Marginal Worker 488 161 327

Caste Factor

In Gortara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 57.39 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.57 % of total population in Gortara village.

Work Profile

In Gortara village out of total population, 1358 were engaged in work activities. 64.06 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.94 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1358 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 225 were Agricultural labourer.