# Govardhan Village, Amalner, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/amalner/govardhan/ Village · Amalner, Jalgaon # Govardhan Govardhan is a village in Amalner sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 274 households**, the 53rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,230people (2011) - 274households - 70.6%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Govardhan PIN code and other codes Govardhan falls in Amalner sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmalner - Census village code527415 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govardhan from nearby towns? - Amalner (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Jalgaon (district HQ)70 km by road - Amalner (nearest town)11 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 Govardhan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Govardhan; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makhad - ○Degree college10+ km · Amalner - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amalner - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Govardhan known for? About 91% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 523 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 Govardhan Of every 100 households in Govardhan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Govardhan · ■ Amalner rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **78% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **74% Use banking services ****55%** **53% Television ****30%** **41% Mobile phone ****38%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **38% Own their home ****82%** **88% 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 Govardhan? ■ Govardhan · ■ Amalner rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **856 Working population ****62.5%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 61.8% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (26%) · **■** Household industry 56 (7%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 220 (29%) 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 Amalner - Galwade Bk.1,269 people - Kalali1,255 people - Pingalwade1,255 people - Khaushi Bk.1,252 people - Wasare1,221 people - Dheku Kh.1,218 people - Mathagavhan1,209 people - Rundhati1,176 people [All 154 villages in Amalner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/amalner/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Govardhan from Jalgaon?70 km by road - What is the population of Govardhan?1,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govardhan in?Jalgaon district (Amalner sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Govardhan?70.6% (Census 2011)