# Kotam Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/kotam/ Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal # Kotam Kotam is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,013 people in 263 households**, the 71st largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 1,013people (2011) - 263households - 81.9%literacy - 759015PIN code ## Kotam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotam is 759015.** Kotam falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha. - PIN code759015 - Gram panchayatKottam - Community development blockOdapada - Census village code403337 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? - Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Dhenkanal (district HQ)25 km by road - Dhenkanal (nearest town)25 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? 19 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kotam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 66% of the 242 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, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotam · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **51% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****3%** **38% Television ****14%** **27% Mobile phone ****19%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kotam? ■ Kotam · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **866 Working population ****44.8%** **35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 234 (52%) 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 Dhenkanal Sadar - Kalikaprasad1,073 people - Tentuliapada1,044 people - Borapada1,034 people - Ranipal1,028 people - Ranja1,002 people - Katakamadakhamar986 people - Dhirapatana952 people - Padmanavpur950 people [All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotam?759015 - How far is Kotam from Dhenkanal?25 km by road - What is the population of Kotam?1,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotam in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Kotam?81.9% (Census 2011)