# Kotam Village, Chainpur, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Gumla 

# Kotam

Kotam is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835206**. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 66 households**, the 48th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 473people (2011)
- 66households
- 46.1%literacy
- 835206PIN code

## Kotam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotam is 835206.** Kotam falls in Chainpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835206
- Gram panchayatBamda
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code376131

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

## How far is Kotam from nearby towns?

- Gumla (sub-district HQ)69 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)69 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)69 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 Kotam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kotam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chainpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Kotam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kotam

Of every 100 households in Kotam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kotam · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kotam?

■ Kotam · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**993

Working population ****27.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 35.5% for women. 28% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 122 (92%)

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 Chainpur

- Maheshpur504 people
- Uru502 people
- Tilwari501 people
- Sokrahatu478 people
- Jirmi471 people
- Chachali458 people
- Mahuatoli446 people
- Dargaon438 people

[All 85 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotam?835206
- How far is Kotam from Gumla?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kotam?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotam in?Gumla district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kotam?46.1% (Census 2011)