# Gothagam Village, Jarada, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jarada, Ganjam 

# Gothagam

Gothagam is a village in Jarada sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761037**. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 291 households**, the 21st largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 291households
- 58.2%literacy
- 761037PIN code

## Gothagam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gothagam is 761037.** Gothagam falls in Jarada sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761037
- Gram panchayatKharnipada
- Community development blockPatrapur
- Census village code413143

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

## How far is Gothagam from nearby towns?

- Jarada (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Brahmapur (nearest town)40 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 Gothagam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khariaguda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikiti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Gothagam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 72% of the 204 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 Gothagam

Of every 100 households in Gothagam in 2011, 41 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gothagam · ■ Jarada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Gothagam?

■ Gothagam · ■ Jarada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**942

Working population ****54.0%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 48.3% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 538 (81%)

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 Jarada

- Talapada1,409 people
- Samantarapur1,358 people
- Haladiapadar1,339 people
- Chudialanji1,283 people
- Bhimapur1,226 people
- Solabhagapentha1,193 people
- Koliala1,191 people
- Sundarbalav1,188 people

[All 245 villages in Jarada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/jarada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gothagam?761037
- How far is Gothagam from Chatrapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gothagam?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothagam in?Ganjam district (Jarada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gothagam?58.2% (Census 2011)