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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VASANT NAMDEV GAIKWAD
Contact: 98****7839
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- LGD code
- 551304
- Pincode
- 423111
- Post office
- Vadner Bhairav
- Population
- 1,338
- Households
- 250
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 806
Census 2011 · in context
How Gorthan compares
By population, Gorthan ranks #102 of 131 villages in Niphad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.4%
−4.5% vs mandal average
- Gorthan
- 67.4%
- Niphad mandal
- 71.9%
- Nashik district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
+14 vs mandal average
- Gorthan
- 950
- Niphad mandal
- 936
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gorthan
- 5.4
- Niphad mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorthan at a glance
Gorthan is a village of 1,338 people in 250 households (Census 2011) in Niphad taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 102nd-largest of 131 villages in Niphad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 423111, served by Vadner Bhairav post office; the LGD village code is 551304. The sarpanch is VASANT NAMDEV GAIKWAD, and the village votes in Phulambri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anuradha Chavan. The population is estimated at 1,578 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorthan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NASHIK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 333
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 293
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gorthan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gorthan
- LGD code
- 551304
- Pincode
- 423111
- Post office
- Vadner Bhairav
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,338
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,578
- Households
- 250
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulambri
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anuradha Chavan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- VASANT NAMDEV GAIKWAD
- Block / Mandal
- Niphad
- Nearest PHC
- Deogiri Children's Hospital (19.0 km)
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Other villages in Niphad mandal
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- Pimpalas
- Takali Vinchur
- Palkhed
- Ugaon
- Chatori
- Karanjgaon
- Shingave
- Narayangaon
- Nandurdi
- Kothure
- Khadak Malegaon
- Nandur Madhyameshwar
- Chitegaon
- Shirwadewani
- Mauje Sukene
- Deogaon
- Kokangaon
- Sakore
- Ranwad
- Dixi
- Khedalezunge
- Songaon
- Pachorewani
- Mhalsakore
- Rui
- Pimpri
- Gajarwadi
- Umbarkhed
- Vanasgaon
- Wakad
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)