# Gorgaon Village, Raipur - Karchuliyan, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/raipur-karchuliyan/gorgaon-467368/ Village · Raipur - Karchuliyan, Rewa # Gorgaon Gorgaon is a village in Raipur - Karchuliyan sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,771 people in 716 households**, the 6th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,771people (2011) - 716households - 71.0%literacy - 957females per 1,000 males ## Gorgaon PIN code and other codes Gorgaon falls in Raipur - Karchuliyan sub-district, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockRaipur-Karchuliyan - Census village code467368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorgaon from nearby towns? - Rewa (district HQ)30 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 Gorgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gud - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gurh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gorgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 83% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Gorgaon Of every 100 households in Gorgaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gorgaon · ■ Raipur - Karchuliyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **57% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****7%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****25%** **38% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****34%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Gorgaon? ■ Gorgaon · ■ Raipur - Karchuliyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **876 Working population ****53.4%** **41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (11%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 99 (7%) · **■** Marginal 918 (62%) 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 Raipur - Karchuliyan - Umari3,655 people - Ramnai3,613 people - Barhadi3,334 people - Joginhai3,151 people - Lohadwar2,723 people - Deoraphareda2,594 people - Pahadiya2,570 people - Padariya2,567 people [All 116 villages in Raipur - Karchuliyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/raipur-karchuliyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorgaon from Rewa?30 km by road - What is the population of Gorgaon?2,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgaon in?Rewa district (Raipur - Karchuliyan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gorgaon?71.0% (Census 2011)