Gotan
title: "Gotan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-purba-bardhaman-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-purba-bardhaman-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gotan |
| settlement_type | Village |
| pushpin_map | India West Bengal # India |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in West Bengal, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | West Bengal |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Purba Bardhaman |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 4,458 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Bengali, English |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| area_code_type | Telephone/STD code |
| area_code | 03211 |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Lok Sabha constituency |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Bardhaman Purba |
| blank2_name_sec1 | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| blank2_info_sec1 | Raina |
| website | |
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| name = Gotan | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = West Bengal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Purba Bardhaman | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 4,458 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = | area_code_type = Telephone/STD code | area_code = 03211 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Bardhaman Purba | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Raina | website = | footnotes = Gotan is a village in Raina II, a CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
| width=360| height=250| zoom=10 | coord=| float=left|caption=Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |mark-coord1= | label-pos1=top|label1=Memari | numbered1=M| mark-title1= Memari (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2 |mark-coord2= | label-pos2=left|label2=Alipur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= Alipur, Purba Bardhaman (CT)|shape-color2=#A40000 |mark-coord3= | label-pos3=left|label3=Seharabazar | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= Seharabazar (CT)|shape-color3=#A40000 |mark-coord4= | label-pos4=right|label4=Jamalpur| numbered4=R| mark-title4= Jamalpur, Bardhaman (R)| shape-color4=#C42222 |mark-coord5= | label-pos5=left|label5=Raina| numbered5=R| mark-title5= Raina, Bardhaman (R)| shape-color5=#C42222 |mark-coord6= | label-pos6=left|label6=Madhabdihi| numbered6=R| mark-title6= Madhabdihi (R)| shape-color6=#C42222 |mark-coord7= | label-pos7=right|label7=Khandaghosh| numbered7=R| mark-title7= Khandaghosh (R)| shape-color7=#C42222 |mark-coord8= | label-pos8=left|label8=Paharhati| numbered8=R| mark-title8= Paharhati (R)| shape-color8=#C42222 |mark-coord9= | label-pos9=right|label9=Shyamsundar| numbered9=R| mark-title9= Shyamsundar (R)| shape-color9=#C42222 |mark-coord10= | label-pos10=right|label10=Sagrai| numbered10=R| mark-title10= Sagrai (R)| shape-color10=#C42222 |mark-coord11= | label-pos11=right|label11=Ukhrid| numbered11=R| mark-title11= Ukhrid (R)| shape-color11=#C42222 |mark-coord12= | label-pos12=left|label12=Gotan| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Gotan (R)|shape-color12=black| label-size12=13|label-color12=black |mark-coord13= | label-pos13=right|label13=Maheshbati| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Maheshbati (R)| shape-color13=#C42222 |mark-coord14= | label-pos14=left|label14=Masagram| numbered14=R| mark-title14= Masagram (R)| shape-color14=#C42222 |mark-coord15= | label-pos15=left|label15=Rasulpur| numbered15=R| mark-title15= Rasulpur, Bardhaman (R)| shape-color15=#C42222 |mark-coord16= | label-pos16=left|label16=Sat Deul| numbered16=H| mark-title16= Sat Deul (H)| shape-color16=#AA6666 |mark-coord17=| label17=Dwarakeswar River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=50| label-pos17=right| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17 =none |mark-coord18=| label18=Damodar River| label-color18 = #77A1CB| label-angle18=20| label-pos18=top| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18 =none}}
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
References
- "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
- Google maps
- "Acharya Sukumar Sen Mahavidyalaya". College Admission.
- "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education". WBBSE.
- "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education". WBCHSE.
- "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.
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