# Gogaon Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/gogaon/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Gogaon Gogaon is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 417 households**, the 28th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,605people (2011) - 417households - 73.1%literacy - 972females per 1,000 males ## Gogaon PIN code and other codes Gogaon falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gogaon from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)23 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 Gogaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gogaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mendaki - ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gogaon known for? About 43% of the 1,155 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Gogaon Of every 100 households in Gogaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gogaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **69% Toilet within the home ****42%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **65% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **57% Television ****23%** **23% Mobile phone ****22%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Gogaon? ■ Gogaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **963 Working population ****58.7%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.7% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 263 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (45%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 204 (22%) 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 Brahmapuri - Chicholi Bk1,636 people - Paradgaon1,633 people - Wandra1,626 people - Waygaon1,619 people - Nilaj1,557 people - Dighori1,501 people - Chichgaon1,489 people - Sondri1,455 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gogaon from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Gogaon?1,605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gogaon in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gogaon?73.1% (Census 2011)