# Goraj Village, Maregaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Maregaon, Yavatmal 

# Goraj

Goraj is a village in Maregaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, PIN code **445303**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 121 households**, the 67th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 455people (2011)
- 121households
- 83.7%literacy
- 445303PIN code

## Goraj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goraj is 445303.** Goraj falls in Maregaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code445303
- Community development blockMaregaon
- Census village code543757

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

## How far is Goraj from nearby towns?

- Maregaon (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)111 km by road
- Wani (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 Goraj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Goraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiwera
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hiwera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Goraj known for?

About 85% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 384 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 Goraj

Of every 100 households in Goraj in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goraj · ■ Maregaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Goraj?

■ Goraj · ■ Maregaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**965

Working population ****59.6%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Maregaon

- Apati490 people
- Sawangi471 people
- Lakhapur466 people
- Mukata458 people
- Kegaon455 people
- Takalkheda446 people
- Kothurla431 people
- Net413 people

[All 115 villages in Maregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/maregaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goraj?445303
- How far is Goraj from Yavatmal?111 km by road
- What is the population of Goraj?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goraj in?Yavatmal district (Maregaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Goraj?83.7% (Census 2011)