Gogawan

Gogawan is a tehsil in Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. This is a town situated on the banks of the Weda River. Gogawan had a population of 18,000. The town is surrounded by hundreds of very small villages and so is the main market area for those villages. On every Tuesday people from all these villages come to purchase their weekly required materials, whereas on Sunday most of the shops remain closed.

Gogawan

गोगावा
city
Gogawan
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 21.91°N 75.7°E / 21.91; 75.7
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictKhargone
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalHindi and Nimadi dialect of Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code07287

Demographics

Gogawan is growing fast as a city, and it now includes many villages, such as Shahpura and Adalpura. As of 2011 India census,[1] Gogawan had a population of https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/477736-gogaon-madhya-pradesh.html. While males constitute 50.86% of the population, females average 49.14%. Gogawan has an average literacy rate of 78.83%. This is higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 85.91%, and female literacy is 71.63%.

See also: List of cities in Madhya Pradesh
Religion in Gogawan
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 53.31%
Muslims
 
 46.56%
Jains
 
 0.09%
Others†
 
 0.02%
Christians
 
 0.00%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.02%)

Education

Gogawan does not have any colleges but there are some schools in town.

Higher secondary schools
  • Government Boys Higher Secondary School
  • Government Girls Higher Secondary School

High schools
  • Bapna Public School, Gogawa

Other schools
  • The First Step Public School
  • Shanti Shiksha Niketan School
  • Devanshu Public School
  • Nizamiya Public School
  • Sandipani Public School
  • St. Umar Convent School
  • Gurukul Public School
  • Priyadarshini Public School

Villages in Gogawan Mandal
  • Mahammadpur
  • Khedi Khurd
  • Jamanya
  • Jagannathpura
  • Hirapur [temarni]
  • Gowadi
  • Gopalpura
  • Gogawa
  • Ghughariyakhedi
  • Ghatti
  • Devali
  • Dayalpura
  • Dawalgaon
  • Dasnawal
  • Bistan
  • Bilkhed
  • Bilali
  • Behrampur
  • Beed
  • Balgaon
  • Baijapura

khedi Khurd

  • Badgaon

References
  1. "Gogaon Population Census 2011 - 2021".
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