Village · Rajpur, Surguja # Kotagahna Kotagahna is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497118. The 2011 Census counted 720 people in 148 households, the 61st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 720 people (2011) - 148 households - 64.3% literacy - 497118 PIN code ## Kotagahna PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotagahna is 497118. Kotagahna falls in Rajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497118 - Gram panchayat Kotagahna - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 433266 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotagahna from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 42 km by road - Rajpur (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotagahna? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kotagahna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Rajpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Kotagahna known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 60% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotagahna Of every 100 households in Kotagahna in 2011, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotagahna · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 44% 54% - Toilet within the home 3% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 10% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 43% 67% - Television 14% 11% - Mobile phone 11% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 50% 31% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotagahna? ■ Kotagahna · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 54.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1093 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 974 - Working population 56.1% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 57.1% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 118 (29%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 47 (12%) · ■ Marginal 188 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Pahad Khadua 770 people - Jigdi 754 people - Shivpur Alias Deori 737 people - Badi Chalgali 734 people - Semarakatra Khas 709 people - Balrampur 703 people - Bhendri 701 people - Mahgai 655 people All 86 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotagahna? 497118 - How far is Kotagahna from Ambikapur? 42 km by road - What is the population of Kotagahna? 720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotagahna in? Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotagahna? 64.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/kotagahna/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.