# Gournagar Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/gournagar/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Gournagar Gournagar is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,098 people in 427 households**, the 15th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,098people (2011) - 427households - 80.0%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Gournagar PIN code and other codes Gournagar falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538325 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gournagar from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)101 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)7 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 Gournagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gournagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gournagar known for? About 44% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Gournagar Of every 100 households in Gournagar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gournagar · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****87%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****49%** **74% Television ****48%** **30% Mobile phone ****60%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gournagar? ■ Gournagar · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **937 Working population ****44.0%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.7% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 449 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 90 (10%) 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 - Mahurkuda2,230 people - Chalana2,156 people - Siroli2,132 people - Pimpalgaon2,128 people - Gothangaon2,023 people - Morgaon2,020 people - Navnitpur1,916 people - Bakati1,910 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gournagar from Gondiya?101 km by road - What is the population of Gournagar?2,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gournagar in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gournagar?80.0% (Census 2011)