# Bhotha Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Bhotha

Bhotha is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 178 households**, the 57th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 831people (2011)
- 178households
- 76.9%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Bhotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhotha is 494442.** Bhotha falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatBhotha
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447460

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

## How far is Bhotha from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)38 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)20 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 Bhotha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Bhotha known for?

About 57% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhotha

Of every 100 households in Bhotha in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhotha · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****93%**

**72%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhotha?

■ Bhotha · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**957

Working population ****79.4%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 79% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 368 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 201 (30%)

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 Charama

- Bhanpuri866 people
- Bodeli849 people
- Badatola848 people
- Bhaisa Katta847 people
- Ukari799 people
- Mudkhusara791 people
- Tuaguhan791 people
- Telguda788 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhotha?494442
- How far is Bhotha from Kanker?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhotha?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhotha in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhotha?76.9% (Census 2011)