# Gotama Village, Pusour, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/pusour/gotama/ Village · Pusour, Raigarh # Gotama Gotama is a village in Pusour sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496440**. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 305 households**, the 40th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,142people (2011) - 305households - 82.0%literacy - 496440PIN code ## Gotama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gotama is 496440.** Gotama falls in Pusour sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496440 - Gram panchayatGotama - Community development blockPusaur - Census village code435097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gotama from nearby towns? - Pusaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)22 km by road - Pusaur (nearest town)4 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 Gotama? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gotama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Pusaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pusaur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gotama known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and kidney-bean**. About 74% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Gotama Of every 100 households in Gotama in 2011, 54 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gotama · ■ Pusour rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **86% Toilet within the home ****40%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **85% Tap water ****31%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****11%** **31% Television ****26%** **22% Mobile phone ****23%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Gotama? ■ Gotama · ■ Pusour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **910 Working population ****47.2%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 74.1% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 142 (26%) 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 Pusour - Bade Bhandar1,198 people - Malda1,182 people - Odekera1,169 people - Chhote Haldi1,155 people - Kotmara1,133 people - Turanga1,100 people - Basanpali1,098 people - Tilagi1,095 people [All 147 villages in Pusour](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/pusour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gotama?496440 - How far is Gotama from Raigarh?22 km by road - What is the population of Gotama?1,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gotama in?Raigarh district (Pusour sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gotama?82.0% (Census 2011)