Gotan
Village
Gotan Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gotan Gotan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°58′47″N 87°55′33″E / 22.979611°N 87.92585°E / 22.979611; 87.92585
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,458
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03211
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raina
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Gotan is a village in Raina II CD block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Damodar River

Dwarakeswar River

Sat Deul

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Rasulpur

R

Masagram

R

Maheshbati

R

Gotan

R

Ukhrid

R

Sagrai

R

Shyamsundar

R

Paharhati

R

Khandaghosh

R

Madhabdihi

R

Raina

R

Jamalpur

R

Seharabazar

CT

Alipur

CT

Memari

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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

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.^[1] 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.

22°58′47″N 87°55′33″E / 22.979611°N 87.92585°E / 22.979611; 87.92585.

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).^[2]

Gotan is on Kabikankan Mukundaram Road running from Raina to State Highway 2 (West Bengal) (also known as Ahalyabai Holkar Road in the area).^[3]

Acharya Sukumar Sen Mahavidyalaya was established at Gotan in 2013.^[4]

Gotan Subodh Memorial High School is a coeducational high school affiliated with the West Board of Secondary Education.^[5] It is also affiliated with West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary classes.^[6]

There is a primary health centre at Gotan (with 6 beds).^[7]