Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Kotiya

Kotiya is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495557. The 2011 Census counted 1,084 people in 224 households, the 58th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 1,084 people (2011)
- 224 households
- 72.6% literacy
- 495557 PIN code

## Kotiya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotiya is 495557. Kotiya falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495557
- Gram panchayat Negurdih
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436781

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kotiya from nearby towns?
- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kotiya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kotiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotiya known for?

About 81% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kotiya

Of every 100 households in Kotiya in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotiya · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 86%
- Toilet within the home 7% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 90%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 11% 28%
- Television 27% 32%
- Mobile phone 28% 28%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 29%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kotiya?

■ Kotiya · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.6% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1107 954
- Working population 60.6% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (8%) · ■ Other work 20 (3%) · ■ Marginal 580 (88%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh
- Kansa 1,227 people
- Darri 1,214 people
- Karra 1,155 people
- Kamta 1,109 people
- Barbaspur 1,050 people
- Gangajal 1,003 people
- Karmandi 877 people
- Pipra 829 people

All 71 villages in Nawagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotiya? 495557
- How far is Kotiya from Janjgir? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Kotiya? 1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotiya in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotiya? 72.6% (Census 2011)

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