# Kotpad Village, Farasgaon, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Farasgaon, Bastar 

# Kotpad

Kotpad is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494228**. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 155 households**, the 49th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 693people (2011)
- 155households
- 66.7%literacy
- 494228PIN code

## Kotpad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotpad is 494228.** Kotpad falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494228
- Gram panchayatKotpad
- Community development blockPharasgaon
- Census village code448991

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

## How far is Kotpad from nearby towns?

- Farasgaon (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Farasgaon (nearest town)28 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 Kotpad?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotpad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badedongar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kondagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 8 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 Kotpad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 41% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kotpad

Of every 100 households in Kotpad in 2011, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotpad · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**80%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Kotpad?

■ Kotpad · ■ Farasgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**1004

Working population ****76.8%**

**67.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 77% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 189 (36%)

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 Farasgaon

- Mode765 people
- Mohlai762 people
- Pawdha758 people
- Kosagaon719 people
- Badgai688 people
- Urendabeda676 people
- Mainpur672 people
- Bail661 people

[All 103 villages in Farasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotpad?494228
- How far is Kotpad from Jagdalpur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kotpad?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotpad in?Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotpad?66.7% (Census 2011)