# Kotgaon Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/kotgaon/ Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham # Kotgaon Kotgaon is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **746 people in 132 households**, the 82nd largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 746people (2011) - 132households - 56.4%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Kotgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotgaon is 491995.** Kotgaon falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatGaurjhumar - Community development blockSahaspur Lohara - Census village code439756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotgaon from nearby towns? - Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)35 km by road - Than-Khamharia (nearest town)6 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 Kotgaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kotgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khamariya - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamhariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 20 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 Kotgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 87% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kotgaon Of every 100 households in Kotgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotgaon · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **86% Toilet within the home ****15%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****71%** **71% Television ****36%** **23% Mobile phone ****37%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Kotgaon? ■ Kotgaon · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263** **991 Working population ****50.9%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 99 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (66%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%) 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 Sahaspur Lohara - Pendri Tarai792 people - Kutkipara784 people - Rengatola784 people - Bami757 people - Chhirbandha736 people - Ramhepur733 people - Pailpar728 people - Surajpura719 people [All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotgaon?491995 - How far is Kotgaon from Kawardha?35 km by road - What is the population of Kotgaon?746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotgaon in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotgaon?56.4% (Census 2011)