Gotama observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Pusour mandal is The temple belonging to Mahant Laldass of Sheorinarayan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Gotama itself.
By population, Gotama ranks #40 of 147 villages in Pusour mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gotama is a village of 1,142 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Pusour tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 40th-largest of 147 villages in Pusour tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496440, served by Pussore post office; the LGD village code is 435097. The sarpanch is Tanuja Gupta, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,346 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gotma →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotama · this village | 1,142 | 72% | — |
| Kesapali · Pusour | 401 | 80% | — |
| Thakurpali · Pusour | 394 | 76% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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