# Gothaon Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Gothaon

Gothaon is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,037 people in 726 households**, the 11th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 5,037people (2011)
- 726households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gothaon

Of every 100 households in Gothaon in 2011, 8 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gothaon · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****13%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**52%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Gothaon?

■ Gothaon · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**918

Working population ****39.2%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 56.1% for women. 43% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 835 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (32%) · **■** Household industry 69 (3%) · **■** Other work 224 (11%) · **■** Marginal 218 (11%)

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 Nizamabad

- Chhaun5,756 people
- Niyauj5,696 people
- Shervan5,653 people
- Bairadih Urf Gambhirpur5,071 people
- Avak4,708 people
- Mohammadpur4,373 people
- Dayalpur Khas4,255 people
- Khand Wari4,041 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gothaon?5,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothaon in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gothaon?65.5% (Census 2011)