# Kotasaripodi Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Kotasaripodi

Kotasaripodi is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 254 households**, the 31st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 254households
- 53.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Kotasaripodi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotasaripodi is 497118.** Kotasaripodi falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKotasari
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431982

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

## How far is Kotasaripodi from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)81 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)30 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 Kotasaripodi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kotasaripodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Kotasaripodi known for?

About 57% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kotasaripodi

Of every 100 households in Kotasaripodi in 2011, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotasaripodi · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**66%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**47%

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 Kotasaripodi?

■ Kotasaripodi · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**965

Working population ****56.5%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 47.1% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 286 (45%)

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 Balrampur

- Tangar Mahari1,213 people
- Nawadih1,201 people
- Amdanda1,166 people
- Girwarganj1,138 people
- Ghaghara1,115 people
- Sarnadih1,085 people
- Jawar1,073 people
- Krishnanagar1,073 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotasaripodi?497118
- How far is Kotasaripodi from Ambikapur?81 km by road
- What is the population of Kotasaripodi?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotasaripodi in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotasaripodi?53.4% (Census 2011)