# Gosing, Nandura, Buldana (Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandura, Buldana 

# Gosing

Gosing is a village in [Nandura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/nandura/) sub-district of [Buldana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **804 people in 163 households**, the 57th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 804people (2011)
- 163households
- 59.2%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Gosing PIN code and other codes

Gosing falls in Nandura sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandura
- Census village code528580

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

## How far is Gosing from nearby towns?

- Nandura (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)38 km by road
- Nandura (nearest town)24 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 Gosing?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gosing; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shemba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gosing known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and wheat**. About 53% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 338 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 Gosing

Of every 100 households in Gosing in 2011, 54 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosing · ■ Nandura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**61%

Tap water ****99%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**37%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gosing?

■ Gosing · ■ Nandura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**890

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 46.2% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 231 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (45%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%)

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 Nandura

- Matoda899 people
- Tarwadi894 people
- Belad Pr.Jalgaon872 people
- Burti Pr.Wadner806 people
- Walti Bk.793 people
- Khedgaon784 people
- Muramba767 people
- Isabpur727 people

[All 111 villages in Nandura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/nandura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosing from Buldana?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gosing?804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosing in?Buldana district (Nandura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gosing?59.2% (Census 2011)