# Kotendarha Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Kotendarha

Kotendarha is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 246 households**, the 58th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 930people (2011)
- 246households
- 70.9%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Kotendarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotendarha is 493558.** Kotendarha falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatKotendarha
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445671

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

## How far is Kotendarha from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)117 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)7 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 Kotendarha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kotendarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bichiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kotendarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kedney-bean and black gram**. About 82% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kotendarha

Of every 100 households in Kotendarha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotendarha · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****86%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kotendarha?

■ Kotendarha · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**961

Working population ****58.5%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 132 (24%)

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 Basna

- Rohina952 people
- Deori950 people
- Barihapali943 people
- Sagarpali937 people
- Banipali928 people
- Kudekel927 people
- Koliha Deori921 people
- Bichhiya911 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotendarha?493558
- How far is Kotendarha from Mahasamund?117 km by road
- What is the population of Kotendarha?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotendarha in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotendarha?70.9% (Census 2011)