# Gorgaon Village, Raipur - Karchuliyan, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rewa/raipur-karchuliyan/gorgaon-467369/ Village · Raipur - Karchuliyan, Rewa # Gorgaon Gorgaon is a village in Raipur - Karchuliyan sub-district of Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 434 households**, the 17th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 1,801people (2011) - 434households - 68.0%literacy - 1,037females 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 code467369 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? - Raipur - Karchuliyan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Rewa (district HQ)25 km by road - Rewa (nearest town)25 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? 9 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 · 2 private - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gud - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gurh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 80% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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, 69 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorgaon · ■ Raipur - Karchuliyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **57% Toilet within the home ****3%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **38% Television ****5%** **18% Mobile phone ****38%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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+) ****68.0%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **876 Working population ****44.1%** **41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (37%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Other work 106 (13%) · **■** Marginal 101 (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 Raipur - Karchuliyan - Manikwar1,994 people - Jiwala1,968 people - Chorgadi1,935 people - Bakchhera1,821 people - Raura1,789 people - Padara1,726 people - Sursa Khurd1,677 people - Patna1,664 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?25 km by road - What is the population of Gorgaon?1,801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgaon in?Rewa district (Raipur - Karchuliyan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gorgaon?68.0% (Census 2011)