# Godam Village, Sarangarh, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarangarh, Raigarh 

# Godam

Godam is a village in Sarangarh sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496450**. The 2011 Census counted **1,719 people in 452 households**, the 21st largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 1,719people (2011)
- 452households
- 74.1%literacy
- 496450PIN code

## Godam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Godam is 496450.** Godam falls in Sarangarh sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496450
- Gram panchayatGodam
- Community development blockSarangarh
- Census village code435537

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

## How far is Godam from nearby towns?

- Sarangarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)39 km by road
- Chandrapur (nearest town)9 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 Godam?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Godam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raigarh
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Godam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 87% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Godam

Of every 100 households in Godam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Godam · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**89%

Tap water ****11%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**31%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Godam?

■ Godam · ■ Sarangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**948

Working population ****40.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (13%) · **■** Marginal 228 (33%)

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 Sarangarh

- Malda2,132 people
- Hirri2,102 people
- Uchchbhitithi1,879 people
- Khaira Chhote1,787 people
- Herdi1,686 people
- Parasda1,686 people
- Chharra1,679 people
- Mudawa Bhantha1,651 people

[All 288 villages in Sarangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/sarangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Godam?496450
- How far is Godam from Raigarh?39 km by road
- What is the population of Godam?1,719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Godam in?Raigarh district (Sarangarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Godam?74.1% (Census 2011)
