# Goutampur Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Goutampur

Goutampur is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,302 people in 236 households**, the 28th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 1,302people (2011)
- 236households
- 76.6%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Goutampur PIN code and other codes

Goutampur falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484296

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

## How far is Goutampur from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)80 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)9 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 Goutampur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Goutampur; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dewariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Goutampur known for?

About 44% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Goutampur

Of every 100 households in Goutampur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goutampur · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****77%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Goutampur?

■ Goutampur · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**927

Working population ****40.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 66.9% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (20%) · **■** Marginal 220 (41%)

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 Goharganj

- Hinotiya1,441 people
- Karmoda1,388 people
- Harrai1,369 people
- Kumdi Bithori1,314 people
- Champaner1,300 people
- Nayapura Sodarpur1,300 people
- Umraoganj1,286 people
- Silari1,281 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goutampur from Raisen?80 km by road
- What is the population of Goutampur?1,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goutampur in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Goutampur?76.6% (Census 2011)
