# Gulgaon Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Gulgaon

Gulgaon is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 136 households**, the 62nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 511people (2011)
- 136households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Gulgaon PIN code and other codes

Gulgaon falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541188

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

## How far is Gulgaon from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)35 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 Gulgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gulgaon; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chate
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gulgaon known for?

About 68% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Gulgaon

Of every 100 households in Gulgaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gulgaon · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****77%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**74%

Use banking services ****59%**

**78%

Television ****14%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Gulgaon?

■ Gulgaon · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**936

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (40%) · **■** Other work 53 (19%) · **■** Marginal 47 (17%)

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 Bhadravati

- Chiparala539 people
- Katwal Tukum531 people
- Sheloti Alias Wagheda523 people
- Kochi522 people
- Ashti Kakade492 people
- Karegaon491 people
- Ghosari484 people
- Kansa Shirpur473 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gulgaon from Chandrapur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Gulgaon?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gulgaon in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gulgaon?72.8% (Census 2011)