# Gotan Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Gotan

Gotan is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,458 people in 1,053 households**, the 5th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 4,458people (2011)
- 1,053households
- 72.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gotan

Of every 100 households in Gotan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gotan · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Gotan?

■ Gotan · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1187**

**941

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 65% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,067 (59%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 287 (16%) · **■** Marginal 164 (9%)

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 Raina - II

- Uchalan7,439 people
- Chhota Bainan6,480 people
- Bara Bainan6,110 people
- Kamarhati4,872 people
- Nandanpur4,325 people
- Pahalanpur4,180 people
- Keunta3,918 people
- Painta3,841 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gotan?4,458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotan in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gotan?72.7% (Census 2011)