Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Kotela Kotela is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494336. The 2011 Census counted 1,541 people in 350 households, the 16th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,541 people (2011) - 350 households - 74.1% literacy - 494336 PIN code ## Kotela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kotela is 494336. Kotela falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494336 - Gram panchayat Kotela - Community development block Charama - Census village code 447509 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kotela from nearby towns? - Charama (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 28 km by road - Charama (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kotela? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kotela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Araud - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Charama - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 21 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 Kotela known for? About 60% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kotela Of every 100 households in Kotela in 2011, 74 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotela · ■ Charama rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 87% - Toilet within the home 54% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 84% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 12% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 42% 72% - Television 20% 24% - Mobile phone 29% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 23% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kotela? ■ Kotela · ■ Charama rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1146 1040 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 957 - Working population 50.6% 56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 135 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 247 (32%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 69 (9%) · ■ Marginal 327 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Charama - Dokala 1,659 people - Parsoda 1,638 people - Dargahan 1,618 people - Lilejhar 1,583 people - Kottara 1,496 people - Tarasgaon 1,437 people - Bagdongari 1,374 people - Araud 1,312 people All 97 villages in Charama ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotela? 494336 - How far is Kotela from Kanker? 28 km by road - What is the population of Kotela? 1,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotela in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kotela? 74.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/kotela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.