# Gotlam Village, K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam 

# Gotlam

Gotlam is a village in K.Kotapadu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531034**. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 276 households**, the 23rd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 276households
- 55.0%literacy
- 531034PIN code

## Gotlam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gotlam is 531034.** Gotlam falls in K.Kotapadu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531034
- Gram panchayatGotlam
- Community development blockK.Kotapadu
- Census village code586027

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gotlam from nearby towns?

- K.Kotapadu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)42 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town)42 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gotlam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gotlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · K.Kotapadu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · K.Kotapadu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gotlam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and bajra**. About 41% of the 1,036 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gotlam

Of every 100 households in Gotlam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gotlam · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****14%**

**55%

Television ****38%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****86%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gotlam?

■ Gotlam · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**993

Working population ****45.9%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 44.7% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (36%) · **■** Marginal 30 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in K.Kotapadu

- Marrivalasa1,258 people
- Gavarapalem1,251 people
- Suriddipalem1,192 people
- Srungavaram1,128 people
- Koruvada Jagannadhapuram1,090 people
- Pathavalasa1,064 people
- Paidampeta948 people
- Chandrayyapeta944 people

[All 32 villages in K.Kotapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gotlam?531034
- How far is Gotlam from Visakhapatnam?42 km by road
- What is the population of Gotlam?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotlam in?Visakhapatnam district (K.Kotapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gotlam?55.0% (Census 2011)
