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Gothagam Population - Ganjam, Orissa

Gothagam is a large village located in SERAGAD Block of Ganjam district, Orissa with total 658 families residing. The Gothagam village has population of 3405 of which 1822 are males while 1583 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gothagam village population of children with age 0-6 is 493 which makes up 14.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gothagam village is 869 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Gothagam as per census is 911, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Gothagam village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Gothagam village was 66.72 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Gothagam Male literacy stands at 76.47 % while female literacy rate was 55.42 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gothagam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gothagam village.

Gothagam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 658 - -
Population 3,405 1,822 1,583
Child (0-6) 493 258 235
Schedule Caste 255 133 122
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.72 % 76.47 % 55.42 %
Total Workers 1,546 1,023 523
Main Worker 1,074 - -
Marginal Worker 472 170 302

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.49 % of total population in Gothagam village. The village Gothagam currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gothagam village out of total population, 1546 were engaged in work activities. 69.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1546 workers engaged in Main Work, 410 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 511 were Agricultural labourer.