# Kotba, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) – Town Population & History

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Town · Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 

# Kotba

Kotba is a town in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted **6,805 people** in 1,547 households. Literacy was 67.8%.

- 6,805people (2011)
- 1,547households
- 67.8%literacy
- 15census wards

## Population of Kotba

■ Kotba · ■ Jashpur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**83.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**958

Working population ****42.8%**

**35.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotba

Of every 100 households in Kotba in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kotba · ■ Jashpur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**58%

Tap water ****18%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**67%

Use banking services ****36%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**71%

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 people in Kotba work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 727 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Farming 1,116 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1,070 (37%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Kotba in numbers and road distances

- Density403 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,230 mm
- Temperature range25 °C to 45 °C

### Road distances

- Raipur (state capital)400 km by road
- Jashpur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Raigarh (city of 1 lakh+)100 km by road
- Ranchi (city of 5 lakh+)260 km by road
- Raigarh (railway station)100 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Kotba

### Civic services

- Pucca roads21 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets93
- Water storage165 kl
- Electricity — homes866
- Electricity — industry7

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 6 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools9 govt · 4 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kotba

- Petrol pumps2 in Kotba

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Kotba ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-1/) 548 124 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-2/) 412 84 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-3/) 428 101 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-4/) 500 109 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-5/) 409 87 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-6/) 394 90 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-7/) 378 90 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-8/) 524 134 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-9/) 509 114 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-10/) 332 73 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-11/) 487 109 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-12/) 454 97 

[Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-13/) 578 135 

[Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-14/) 440 104 

[Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/kotba/ward-15/) 412 96 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotba?6,805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotba in?Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh
- How many wards does Kotba have?15 census wards (2011)