Gotan is a village in
Raina II
Raina II (also spelled Rayna and called Rainagar) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History Movemen ...
CD block in
Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of
Purba Bardhaman district
Purba Bardhaman district is in the Indian state of West Bengal. Its headquarters is in Bardhaman. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after the division of the previous Bardhaman district. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born in village Suba ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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India
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Geography
Urbanisation
95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Location
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Demographics
As per the
2011 Census of India Gotan had a total population of 4,458, of which 2,246 (50%) were males and 2,212 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 492. The total number of literates in Gotan was 2,882 (72.67% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
Gotan is on Kabikankan Mukundaram Road running from Raina to
State Highway 2 (West Bengal)
State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a State highways in India, state highway in West Bengal, India.
Route
SH 2 originates from its junction with National Highway 14 (India), NH 14 at Bankura and passes through Indpur, Hatimrampur, Bankura, Hatimrampur, K ...
(also known as Ahalyabai Holkar Road in the area).
Education
Acharya Sukumar Sen Mahavidyalaya was established at Gotan in 2013.
Gotan Subodh Memorial High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education. It is also affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes.
Healthcare
There is a
primary health centre at Gotan (with 6 beds).
References
{{Purba Bardhaman District
Villages in Purba Bardhaman district