# Doun Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Doun

Doun is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 226 households**, the 62nd largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 868people (2011)
- 226households
- 74.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Doun PIN code and other codes

Doun falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490627

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

## How far is Doun from nearby towns?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)26 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 Doun?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Doun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barheta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Doun known for?

About 40% of the 569 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Doun

Of every 100 households in Doun in 2011, 85 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Doun · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**46%

Own their home ****88%**

**95%

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 Doun?

■ Doun · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**897

Working population ****49.7%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (45%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 199 (46%)

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 Gotegaon

- Manakwara883 people
- Piparsara879 people
- Katkuhi871 people
- Rohiya869 people
- Akhibada836 people
- Andhiyari835 people
- Khobi827 people
- Seth Pipariya821 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Doun from Narsimhapur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Doun?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Doun in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Doun?74.6% (Census 2011)