# Kotchhal Village, Mainpat, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mainpat, Surguja 

# Kotchhal

Kotchhal is a village in Mainpat sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,962 people in 422 households**, the 12th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.1%.

- 1,962people (2011)
- 422households
- 55.1%literacy
- 497114PIN code

## Kotchhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotchhal is 497114.** Kotchhal falls in Mainpat sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497114
- Gram panchayatKotchhal
- Community development blockMainpat
- Census village code433577

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

## How far is Kotchhal from nearby towns?

- Narbadapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)75 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 Kotchhal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Dagbudhha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Kotchhal known for?

About 80% of the 6,930 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kotchhal

Of every 100 households in Kotchhal in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotchhal · ■ Mainpat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**35%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**53%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kotchhal?

■ Kotchhal · ■ Mainpat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**47.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**994

Working population ****54.6%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 46.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 290 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (5%) · **■** Marginal 284 (27%)

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 Mainpat

- Ropakhar2,176 people
- Barima2,115 people
- Parpatiya2,115 people
- Dangbuda2,000 people
- Kesara1,834 people
- Rajapur1,776 people
- Chidapara1,687 people
- Khadgaon1,683 people

[All 46 villages in Mainpat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/mainpat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotchhal?497114
- How far is Kotchhal from Ambikapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kotchhal?1,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotchhal in?Surguja district (Mainpat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotchhal?55.1% (Census 2011)