# Babai Village, Goregaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Goregaon, Gondiya 

# Babai

Babai is a village in Goregaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 295 households**, the 38th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 295households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Babai PIN code and other codes

Babai falls in Goregaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGoregaon
- Census village code537694

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

## How far is Babai from nearby towns?

- Goregaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)23 km by road
- Gondiya (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 Babai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Babai; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goregaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goregaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Babai known for?

About 82% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Babai

Of every 100 households in Babai in 2011, 70 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babai · ■ Goregaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Babai?

■ Babai · ■ Goregaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**967

Working population ****59.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.9% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 255 (31%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 Goregaon

- Nimba1,427 people
- Ambetalao1,406 people
- Ghumarra1,400 people
- Sonegaon1,382 people
- Tilli1,289 people
- Kalpathari1,269 people
- Palewada1,249 people
- Zanjiya1,208 people

[All 99 villages in Goregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/goregaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babai from Gondiya?23 km by road
- What is the population of Babai?1,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babai in?Gondiya district (Goregaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Babai?79.1% (Census 2011)