# Kotam Village, Garu, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Garu, Latehar 

# Kotam

Kotam is a village in Garu sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 224 households**, the 3rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 224households
- 52.2%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Kotam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotam is 822126.** Kotam falls in Garu sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatKotam
- Community development blockGaru
- Census village code367148

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?

- Latehar (district HQ)135 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)50 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?

11 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public 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 · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 39% of the 421 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 Kotam

Of every 100 households in Kotam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotam · ■ Garu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 · ■ Garu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**982

Working population ****41.7%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 34.4% for women. 39% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 112 (22%) · **■** Marginal 323 (64%)

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 Garu

- Dhangar Tola1,558 people
- Baresanr1,303 people
- Surkumi1,176 people
- Chorha1,042 people
- Mayapur873 people
- Bandua852 people

[All 74 villages in Garu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/garu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotam?822126
- How far is Kotam from Latehar?135 km by road
- What is the population of Kotam?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotam in?Latehar district (Garu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kotam?52.2% (Census 2011)