# Kotalu Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Kotalu

Kotalu is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497224**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 192 households**, the 36th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 860people (2011)
- 192households
- 54.7%literacy
- 497224PIN code

## Kotalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotalu is 497224.** Kotalu falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497224
- Gram panchayatKrishnanagar
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432469

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

## How far is Kotalu from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)85 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 Kotalu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Rehda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 865 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kotalu

Of every 100 households in Kotalu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotalu · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**62%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kotalu?

■ Kotalu · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**968

Working population ****61.6%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 41.3% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (44%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 288 (54%)

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 Shankargarh

- Khairadih890 people
- Dipadih Khurd886 people
- Patana872 people
- Sarima867 people
- Bhubneshwarpur838 people
- Gamhardih831 people
- Pondi Khurd804 people
- Sihar803 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotalu?497224
- How far is Kotalu from Ambikapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kotalu?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotalu in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotalu?54.7% (Census 2011)