By population, Ghotka ranks #43 of 126 villages in Loha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghotka is a village of 1,766 people in 370 households (Census 2011) in Loha taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 43rd-largest of 126 villages in Loha taluka. Literacy is 48%, 14 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Nanded district centre, 16 km from Shirur Tajband, the nearest town, 37 km from Chakur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431708, served by Loha post office; the LGD village code is 545314. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gunai Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Gangakhed assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gutte Ratnakar Manikrao. The population is estimated at 2,082 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ghotka →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghotka · this village | 1,766 | 48% | — |
| Dongargaon · Jalkot | 1,253 | 68% | 3 km N |
| Mohija · Kandhar | 1,496 | 58% | 3.5 km S |
| Wahad · Kandhar | 2,223 | 55% | 3.5 km SE |
| Kadamachiwadi · Loha | 590 | 46% | 4.8 km NE |
| Dagad Sangvi · Loha | 1,727 | 74% | 6.5 km NE |
| Hatkayal · Kandhar | 1,739 | 59% | 6.6 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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