Village · Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon # Kotra Kotra is a village in Ambagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491665. The 2011 Census counted 628 people in 139 households, the 66th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 628 people (2011) - 139 households - 79.4% literacy - 491665 PIN code ## Kotra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotra is 491665. Kotra falls in Ambagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491665 - Gram panchayat Bramhan Bhedi - Community development block Chowki - Census village code 441583 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotra from nearby towns? - Ambagarh Chowki (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 46 km by road - Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotra? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dadutola - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ambagarh Chowki - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kotra known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 42% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotra Of every 100 households in Kotra in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotra · ■ Ambagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 86% - Toilet within the home 72% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 68% - Tap water 1% 17% - Drinking water within premises 6% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 66% 87% - Television 25% 17% - Mobile phone 9% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 42% 24% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotra? ■ Kotra · ■ Ambagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 1054 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1188 994 - Working population 54.6% 57.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 176 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (40%) · ■ Household industry 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 17 (5%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ambagarh - Mohad 642 people - Bhansula 636 people - Khursitikur 635 people - Ledijob 635 people - Thaili Tola 621 people - Pateli 611 people - Jadu Tola 606 people - Gauli Tola 604 people All 154 villages in Ambagarh ## Other places named Kotra - Kotra · Sub-district, Udaipur · 230,532 people - Kotra · Town, Jalaun · 8,390 people - Kotra · Village, Kotra, Udaipur · 5,333 people - Kotra · Village, Biswan, Sitapur · 4,151 people - Kotra · Village, Kaithal, Kaithal · 3,973 people - Kotra · Village, Raniwara, Jalor · 3,208 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotra? 491665 - How far is Kotra from Rajnandgaon? 46 km by road - What is the population of Kotra? 628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotra in? Rajnandgaon district (Ambagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotra? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/ambagarh/kotra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.