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About Gotlam Village

Gotlam is a mid sized village in K Kotapadu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 547 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotlam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil K Kotapadu
Pincode 531034
Area (hectares) 1036 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 547
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotlam compares

By the 2011 count Gotlam is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 1036 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gotlam

Gotlam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gotlam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gotlam from other places

Gotlam lies about 27 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Kottavalasa Junction, about 7.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gotlam
Nearest railway station Kottavalasa Junction 7.1 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 16 km
Tehsil headquarters K Kotapadu 27 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 27 km

Villages closest to Gotlam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in K Kotapadu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gotlam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotlam village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Gotlam village has 547 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotlam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gotlam is 531034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotlam covers 1036 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gotlam falls under K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gotlam is Kottavalasa Junction, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gotlam.

Gotlam is about 27 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotlam is in K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Kottavalasa Junction is about 7.1 km away. Vepagunta is about 16 km away. K Kotapadu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathavalasa (under 2 km), Srungavaram (1.7 km) and Marrivalasa (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gotlam today is likely to be higher.

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