Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Kottara Kottara is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494670. The 2011 Census counted 1,496 people in 347 households, the 17th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,496 people (2011) - 347 households - 78.1% literacy - 494670 PIN code ## Kottara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kottara is 494670. Kottara falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494670 - Gram panchayat Kottara - Community development block Charama - Census village code 447471 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kottara from nearby towns? - Charama (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 27 km by road - Charama (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kottara? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kottara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Charama - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kottara known for? About 51% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kottara Of every 100 households in Kottara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kottara · ■ Charama rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 87% - Toilet within the home 5% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 84% - Tap water 1% 5% - Drinking water within premises 15% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 86% 72% - Television 17% 24% - Mobile phone 12% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 23% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kottara? ■ Kottara · ■ Charama rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1019 1040 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 957 - Working population 53.8% 56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 179 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 57 (7%) · ■ Marginal 568 (71%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Charama - Parsoda 1,638 people - Dargahan 1,618 people - Lilejhar 1,583 people - Kotela 1,541 people - Tarasgaon 1,437 people - Bagdongari 1,374 people - Araud 1,312 people - Gadagauri 1,278 people All 97 villages in Charama ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottara? 494670 - How far is Kottara from Kanker? 27 km by road - What is the population of Kottara? 1,496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottara in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kottara? 78.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/kottara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.