# Gothangaon Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Gothangaon

Gothangaon is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 63 households**, the 144th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 246people (2011)
- 63households
- 70.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Gothangaon PIN code and other codes

Gothangaon falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540386

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

## How far is Gothangaon from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)128 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)82 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 Gothangaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gothangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhisi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhisi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gothangaon known for?

About 93% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Gothangaon

Of every 100 households in Gothangaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gothangaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**69%

Television ****32%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gothangaon?

■ Gothangaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****60.6%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (44%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Chimur

- Madnapur Tukum263 people
- Pitichua259 people
- Irvha252 people
- Borgaon251 people
- Zari246 people
- Chaili Tukum242 people
- Karghata231 people
- Majara Begde228 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothangaon from Chandrapur?128 km by road
- What is the population of Gothangaon?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothangaon in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gothangaon?70.1% (Census 2011)