# Gatam Village, Katekalyan – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/gatam/ Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Gatam Gatam is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 276 households**, the 13th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%. - 1,204people (2011) - 276households - 24.0%literacy - 494449PIN code ## Gatam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gatam is 494449.** Gatam falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494449 - Gram panchayatGatam - Community development blockKatekalyan - Census village code450185 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gatam from nearby towns? - Katekalyan (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)28 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town)28 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 Gatam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gatam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km - ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Gatam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 43% of the 956 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gatam Of every 100 households in Gatam in 2011, 19 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gatam · ■ Katekalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **17% Toilet within the home ****31%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****13%** **20% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****2%** **7% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****86%** **78% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Gatam? ■ Gatam · ■ Katekalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****24.0%** **23.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1090 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1288** **1070 Working population ****53.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 34.2% for men and 14.2% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 434 (68%) 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 Katekalyan - Bade Bedma1,755 people - Marjum1,682 people - Tumakpal1,619 people - Telam1,355 people - Bengloor1,088 people - Chikpal1,047 people - Tetam864 people - Mathadi841 people [All 43 villages in Katekalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gatam?494449 - How far is Gatam from Dantewada?28 km by road - What is the population of Gatam?1,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gatam in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gatam?24.0% (Census 2011)