# Kotgarh Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/kotgarh/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Kotgarh Kotgarh is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **2,551 people in 545 households**, the 21st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,551people (2011) - 545households - 60.6%literacy - 495552PIN code ## Kotgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotgarh is 495552.** Kotgarh falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495552 - Gram panchayatKotgarh - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436644 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotgarh from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)23 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town)3 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 Kotgarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kotgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akaltara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Akaltara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Akaltara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kotgarh known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 70% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kotgarh Of every 100 households in Kotgarh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotgarh · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **85% Toilet within the home ****57%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****21%** **22% Television ****36%** **29% Mobile phone ****17%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **35% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Kotgarh? ■ Kotgarh · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **983 Working population ****46.0%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 49.2% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 167 (14%) · **■** Marginal 794 (68%) 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 Akaltara - Piparsatti2,734 people - Sonsari2,693 people - Karumahu2,650 people - Pauna2,612 people - Bargawan2,526 people - Murlidih2,496 people - Raseda2,404 people - Amartal2,241 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotgarh?495552 - How far is Kotgarh from Janjgir?23 km by road - What is the population of Kotgarh?2,551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotgarh in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotgarh?60.6% (Census 2011)