# Gotgawan Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/gotgawan/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Gotgawan Gotgawan is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 292 households**, the 41st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,350people (2011) - 292households - 48.1%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Gotgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gotgawan is 497223.** Gotgawan falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatGotgawan - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gotgawan from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)5 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 Gotgawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gotgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pratappur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Gotgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 62% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Gotgawan Of every 100 households in Gotgawan in 2011, 82 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gotgawan · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **51% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **93% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****92%** **68% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****19%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gotgawan? ■ Gotgawan · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **961 Working population ****31.2%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 40.2% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 95 (23%) 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 Pratappur - Matigarha1,557 people - Dharampur1,486 people - Ramkola1,393 people - Lolki1,385 people - Parmeshwarpur1,332 people - Gorgi1,314 people - Chanchidand1,277 people - Bharda1,275 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gotgawan?497223 - How far is Gotgawan from Ambikapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Gotgawan?1,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gotgawan in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gotgawan?48.1% (Census 2011)