Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa # Kotetara Kotetara is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495690. The 2011 Census counted 2,121 people in 457 households, the 25th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 2,121 people (2011) - 457 households - 74.6% literacy - 495690 PIN code ## Kotetara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotetara is 495690. Kotetara falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495690 - Gram panchayat Kotetara - Community development block Jaijaipur - Census village code 437348 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotetara from nearby towns? - Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 45 km by road - Jaijaipur (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotetara? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kotetara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dalaud - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jaijaipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkharoda - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kotetara known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and black gram. About 79% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 504 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotetara Of every 100 households in Kotetara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotetara · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 90% - Toilet within the home 6% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 22% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 16% 23% - Television 34% 31% - Mobile phone 49% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 13% 28% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotetara? ■ Kotetara · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1015 942 - Working population 62.0% 59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 287 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (5%) · ■ Other work 68 (5%) · ■ Marginal 898 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaijaipur - Khamhariya 2,254 people - Tushar 2,243 people - Salani 2,207 people - Nandeli 2,156 people - Dhamni 2,056 people - Amoda 2,055 people - Thuthi 1,960 people - Sendri 1,944 people All 102 villages in Jaijaipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotetara? 495690 - How far is Kotetara from Janjgir? 45 km by road - What is the population of Kotetara? 2,121 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotetara in? Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotetara? 74.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/kotetara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.