# Gotlam Village, Bondapalle, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Bondapalle, Vizianagaram 

# Gotlam

Gotlam is a village in Bondapalle sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535003**. The 2011 Census counted **3,598 people in 877 households**, the 3rd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 3,598people (2011)
- 877households
- 54.0%literacy
- 535003PIN code

## Gotlam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gotlam is 535003.** Gotlam falls in Bondapalle sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535003
- Gram panchayatGotlam
- Community development blockBondapalle
- Census village code582901

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?

- Bondapalle (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)7 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)12 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?

18 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vizianagaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vizianagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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, mango and red gram**. Products made here include ice. About 39% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gotlam · ■ Bondapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****69%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**84%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****51%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****83%**

**92%

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 · ■ Bondapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**984

Working population ****51.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 46.3% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 788 (43%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 717 (39%) · **■** Marginal 41 (2%)

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 Bondapalle

- Devupalle7,708 people
- Bondapalle6,657 people
- Kanimeraka2,666 people
- Garudabilli2,662 people
- Nelivada1,758 people
- Maruvada Kothavalasa1,744 people

[All 33 villages in Bondapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/bondapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gotlam?535003
- How far is Gotlam from Vizianagaram?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gotlam?3,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotlam in?Vizianagaram district (Bondapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gotlam?54.0% (Census 2011)
