# Gowardhan Village, Risod, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/gowardhan/ Village · Risod, Washim # Gowardhan Gowardhan is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,902 people in 795 households**, the 6th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 3,902people (2011) - 795households - 84.7%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Gowardhan PIN code and other codes Gowardhan falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRisod - Census village code531314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowardhan from nearby towns? - Risod (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Washim (district HQ)60 km by road - Risod (nearest town)20 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 Gowardhan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Gowardhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Risod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Gowardhan known for? Products made here include wooden furniture. About 81% of the 2,083 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,558 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 Gowardhan Of every 100 households in Gowardhan in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gowardhan · ■ Risod rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **74% Toilet within the home ****25%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **80% Tap water ****83%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****52%** **68% Television ****46%** **37% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gowardhan? ■ Gowardhan · ■ Risod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **825 Working population ****58.3%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 77.1% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 960 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (27%) · **■** Household industry 241 (11%) · **■** Other work 320 (14%) · **■** Marginal 138 (6%) 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 Risod - Wakad5,215 people - Kenwad4,914 people - Haral4,653 people - Bhar Jahagir4,371 people - ChichambaBhar3,752 people - Kankarwadi3,495 people - Mothegaon3,488 people - Kawatha Kh.3,420 people [All 99 villages in Risod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gowardhan from Washim?60 km by road - What is the population of Gowardhan?3,902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowardhan in?Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gowardhan?84.7% (Census 2011)