# Gothani Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Gothani

Gothani is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 156 households**, the 128th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 914people (2011)
- 156households
- 74.1%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Gothani PIN code and other codes

Gothani falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKotwara
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253120

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gothani from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gothani?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gothani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gothani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gothani

Of every 100 households in Gothani in 2011, 37 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gothani · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****17%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gothani?

■ Gothani · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**961

Working population ****51.4%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (12%) · **■** Household industry 47 (10%) · **■** Other work 72 (15%) · **■** Marginal 255 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rafiganj

- Amarpura953 people
- Bhaduki934 people
- Telthua923 people
- Chanrrahi916 people
- Deokuli902 people
- Bagha Soti868 people
- Ajho863 people
- Harbansa863 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothani from Aurangabad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gothani?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothani in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gothani?74.1% (Census 2011)