# Kothigam Village, Tharad, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Kothigam

Kothigam is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 244 households**, the 98th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 244households
- 66.3%literacy
- 385565PIN code

## Kothigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothigam is 385565.** Kothigam falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385565
- Gram panchayatVadgamda
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507579

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

## How far is Kothigam from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)93 km by road
- Tharad (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 Kothigam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kothigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhordu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kothigam known for?

The main crops are **rapeseed, castor and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 89% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 449 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 Kothigam

Of every 100 households in Kothigam in 2011, 35 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kothigam · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kothigam?

■ Kothigam · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**920

Working population ****43.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 50.7% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 305 (49%)

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 Tharad

- Kasavi1,599 people
- Ghesda1,567 people
- Janadi1,457 people
- Lakhapura1,439 people
- Karnasar1,419 people
- Jampur1,417 people
- Kesargam1,405 people
- Meghpura1,385 people

[All 134 villages in Tharad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothigam?385565
- How far is Kothigam from Palanpur?93 km by road
- What is the population of Kothigam?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothigam in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kothigam?66.3% (Census 2011)