# Goregaon Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/goregaon/ Village · Murtijapur, Akola # Goregaon Goregaon is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 329 households**, the 22nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 1,365people (2011) - 329households - 88.5%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Goregaon PIN code and other codes Goregaon falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurtijapur - Census village code530212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goregaon from nearby towns? - Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Akola (district HQ)36 km by road - Murtijapur (nearest town)2 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 Goregaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Goregaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murtijapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Murtijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hendaj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Goregaon known for? About 68% of the 640 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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 Goregaon Of every 100 households in Goregaon in 2011, 79 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Goregaon · ■ Murtijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **78% Toilet within the home ****12%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **65% Tap water ****36%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **89% Use banking services ****57%** **64% Television ****37%** **34% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **39% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Goregaon? ■ Goregaon · ■ Murtijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **88.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **934 Working population ****50.8%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 82.1% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (9%) · **■** Marginal 54 (8%) 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 Murtijapur - Umari1,526 people - Sangwa1,510 people - Parad1,464 people - Shelu Bajar1,411 people - Dahatonda1,351 people - Chikhali1,347 people - Durgwada1,346 people - Wirahit1,303 people [All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Goregaon from Akola?36 km by road - What is the population of Goregaon?1,365 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goregaon in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Goregaon?88.5% (Census 2011)