Geographic Location of Gortara

The village Gortara is located in Sohagpur Tahsil of Shahdol District in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It comes under Sohagpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Shahdol, which is about 10 kilometers away from Gortara.

Travel and Communication for Gortara

There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gortara

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A brief summary of available data for Gortara is given below:

Social Structure of Gortara

As per available data from the year 2009, 2333 persons live in 546 house holds in the village Gortara. There are 1150 female individuals and 1183 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.29% and males constitute 50.71% of the total population.

There are 130 scheduled castes persons of which 57 are females and 73 are males. Females constitute 43.85% and males constitute 56.15% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.57% of the total population.

There are 1339 scheduled tribes persons of which 670 are females and 669 are males. Females constitute 50.04% and males constitute 49.96% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 57.39% of the total population.

Population density of Gortara is 270.8 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gortara

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Total area of Gortara is 861.52 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 214 ha. About 176.85 ha is un-irrigated area. About 37.15 ha is irrigated area. About 3.57 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 33.58 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 141.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 13.39 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 78.41 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 92.71 ha is culturable waste land. About 131.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 56.52 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gortara

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There are 5 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Gortara.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Gortara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

Colleges in Gortara

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Rewa, which is more than 10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Rewa, which is more than 10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no management institutes in the village Gortara or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

Other Educational Facilities in Gortara

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Shahdol, which is more than 10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Shahdol, which is 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Rewa, which is more than 10 kms away from Gortara.

Healthcare Facilities in Gortara

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gortara.

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