# Gothangaon Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/gothangaon/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Gothangaon Gothangaon is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,023 people in 459 households**, the 16th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,023people (2011) - 459households - 85.9%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Gothangaon PIN code and other codes Gothangaon falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538228 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? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)80 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)45 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? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Gothangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Keshori - ○Degree college10+ km · Keshori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amor - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 34% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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, 78 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gothangaon · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **87% Toilet within the home ****36%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **40% Tap water ****8%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****70%** **74% Television ****23%** **30% Mobile phone ****25%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **21% Own their home ****87%** **94% 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 · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **937 Working population ****48.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.8% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (15%) · **■** Marginal 276 (28%) 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 Arjuni Morgaon - Chalana2,156 people - Siroli2,132 people - Pimpalgaon2,128 people - Gournagar2,098 people - Morgaon2,020 people - Navnitpur1,916 people - Bakati1,910 people - Khamkhurra1,899 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gothangaon from Gondiya?80 km by road - What is the population of Gothangaon?2,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gothangaon in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gothangaon?85.9% (Census 2011)