Gotapora village is located in Budgam Tehsil of Budgam district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. it is situated 12.5 km (7.8 mi) from the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. As per 2009 stats, Gotpora is the gram panchayat of Gotapora village[1]

Gotapora
Village
Gotapora is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Gotapora
Gotapora
Gotapora is located in India
Gotapora
Gotapora
Gotapora (India)
Coordinates: 34°05′13″N 74°40′48″E / 34.087°N 74.680°E / 34.087; 74.680
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Area
 • Total164.7 ha (407.0 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,875
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30

Geography

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The total geographical area of village is 164.7 hectares. It is located at 34°05′13″N 74°40′48″E / 34.087°N 74.680°E / 34.087; 74.680, at an elevation of 1,587 metres.[citation needed]

Demography

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As of 2011, the population of Gotapora is 2875 of which 1509 are males while remaining 1366 are females. There are about 388 houses in Gotapora village. Gotapora village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gotapora village was 59.22% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gotapora Male literacy stands at 65.92% while female literacy rate was 52.10%.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Gotapora". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.