# Kotgarh Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Kotgarh

Kotgarh is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 200 households**, the 123rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 684people (2011)
- 200households
- 68.9%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Kotgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotgarh is 493555.** Kotgarh falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatKotgarh
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446413

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

## How far is Kotgarh from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)55 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 Kotgarh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kotgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pirha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kotgarh known for?

About 89% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Kotgarh

Of every 100 households in Kotgarh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotgarh · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kotgarh?

■ Kotgarh · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**983

Working population ****61.5%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (40%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 151 (36%)

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 Pithora

- Saragtora718 people
- Dighepur696 people
- Rajpur692 people
- Tala691 people
- Dongripali682 people
- Barekel677 people
- Bhajpuri673 people
- Kaudiya672 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotgarh?493555
- How far is Kotgarh from Mahasamund?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kotgarh?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotgarh in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotgarh?68.9% (Census 2011)