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- LGD code
- 599738
- Pincode
- 585327
- Post office
- Basavakalyan
- Population
- 3,144
- Households
- 605
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 966 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,004
Census 2011 · in context
How Gorta (B) compares
By population, Gorta (B) ranks #5 of 18 villages in Hulsoor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Gorta (B)
- 64.8%
- Hulsoor mandal
- 61.6%
- Bidar district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
−9 vs mandal average
- Gorta (B)
- 966
- Hulsoor mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Gorta (B)
- 5.2
- Hulsoor mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorta (B) at a glance
Gorta (B) is a village of 3,144 people in 605 households (Census 2011) in Hulsoor taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 5th-largest of 18 villages in Hulsoor taluk. Literacy is 65%, 3 points above the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 585327, served by Basavakalyan post office; the LGD village code is 599738. The village votes in Basavakalyan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharanu Salagar. The population is estimated at 3,707 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorta (B)
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- BASAVAKALYAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GORTA (B)
- Total area (ha)
- 1,827.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gorta (B)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gorta (B)
- LGD code
- 599738
- Pincode
- 585327
- Post office
- Basavakalyan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,144
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,707
- Households
- 605
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 966
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bidar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Basavakalyan
- Member of Parliament
- Sagar Khandre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sharanu Salagar
- Block / Mandal
- Hulsoor
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Mahekara (20.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- Pragati Krishna Grameen Bank (17.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 585327
- NarayanapurBasavakalyan mandal9,152 pop
- BeluraHulsoor mandal6,195 pop
- MorkhandiBasavakalyan mandal5,140 pop
- PartapurBasavakalyan mandal5,077 pop
- SastapurBasavakalyan mandal4,690 pop
- MuchalamHulsoor mandal4,533 pop
- GhotalaBasavakalyan mandal4,169 pop
- KittaBasavakalyan mandal3,532 pop
- JajanmugliBasavakalyan mandal3,153 pop
Other villages in Hulsoor mandal
View all 17 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)