# Gotampura Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Gotampura

Gotampura is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 84 households**, the 158th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 326people (2011)
- 84households
- 45.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Gotampura PIN code and other codes

Gotampura falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478707

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

## How far is Gotampura from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town)18 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 Gotampura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gotampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Machalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Gotampura known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and makka**. About 71% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Gotampura

Of every 100 households in Gotampura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gotampura · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**23%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**52%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gotampura?

■ Gotampura · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**923

Working population ****64.4%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 33.3% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (19%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 82 (39%)

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 Jirapur

- Surajpura357 people
- Kaytha349 people
- Lakhesra343 people
- Khumanpura341 people
- Deopur318 people
- Hasalbay310 people
- Sulipura306 people
- Banyabey303 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gotampura from Rajgarh?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gotampura?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gotampura in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gotampura?45.1% (Census 2011)