It is the tehsil headquarters of Narsinghpur district in Jabalpur division of Madhya Pradesh state. The district panchayat headquarters of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department of the state of Madhya Pradesh are located in Gotegaon. There are 90 panchayats under this
Janpad panchayat.
Gotegaon, Narsinghpur district is located almost in the central part of the state of Madhya Pradesh, The boundary of Gotegaon Tehsil touches Jabalpur district in the north-east and Seoni district in the south.
In the local administration unit Gotegaon ( Chhota Chhindwara ) is located municipality under which there are 15 wards.
