# Kothali Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Kothali

Kothali is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 437 households**, the 3rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 437households
- 44.5%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Kothali PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKothali
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432488

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

## How far is Kothali from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)97 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)97 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 Kothali?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kothali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dipadihkalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Kothali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 15% of the 3,896 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kothali

Of every 100 households in Kothali in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothali · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**61%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**62%

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 Kothali?

■ Kothali · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**968

Working population ****64.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.1% for men and 38.0% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,124 (88%)

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

- Shankargarh2,659 people
- Dipadih Kalan2,308 people
- Belkona1,778 people
- Ghughari Kalan1,682 people
- Jokapath1,652 people
- Manoharpur1,611 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothali?497118
- How far is Kothali from Ambikapur?97 km by road
- What is the population of Kothali?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothali in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothali?44.5% (Census 2011)
