# Golegaon Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Golegaon

Golegaon is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 223 households**, the 63rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 797people (2011)
- 223households
- 85.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Golegaon PIN code and other codes

Golegaon falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533155

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

## How far is Golegaon from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)67 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)67 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 Golegaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Golegaon; 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
- ●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 · Satod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nandgaon Khandeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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)16 h summer · 18 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 Golegaon known for?

About 91% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 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 Golegaon

Of every 100 households in Golegaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golegaon · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**61%

Tap water ****70%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Golegaon?

■ Golegaon · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**916

Working population ****61.1%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.4% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Rohana877 people
- Manjari840 people
- Jalu832 people
- Morgaon819 people
- Bopnemtabad769 people
- Khandala Kh .745 people
- Mirzapur731 people
- Kodori729 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Golegaon from Amravati?67 km by road
- What is the population of Golegaon?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golegaon in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Golegaon?85.3% (Census 2011)