# Gosan Village, Bhabhar, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhabhar, Banas Kantha 

# Gosan

Gosan is a village in Bhabhar sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 280 households**, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 280households
- 56.4%literacy
- 385320PIN code

## Gosan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gosan is 385320.** Gosan falls in Bhabhar sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385320
- Gram panchayatGosan
- Community development blockBhabhar
- Census village code508500

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

## How far is Gosan from nearby towns?

- Bhabhar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Bhabhar (nearest town)15 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 Gosan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gosan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Gosan known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and mung bean**. About 79% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gosan

Of every 100 households in Gosan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gosan · ■ Bhabhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Gosan?

■ Gosan · ■ Bhabhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**900

Working population ****56.0%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 433 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (22%) · **■** Marginal 108 (13%)

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 Bhabhar

- Vajapur Juna1,769 people
- Abala1,753 people
- Khadosan1,633 people
- Karela1,548 people
- Indarva Juna1,428 people
- Chichodara1,361 people
- Harkudiya1,293 people
- Ujjanwada1,275 people

[All 51 villages in Bhabhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/bhabhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gosan?385320
- How far is Gosan from Palanpur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Gosan?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosan in?Banas Kantha district (Bhabhar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Gosan?56.4% (Census 2011)