# Chotapa Village, Tharad, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha 

# Chotapa

Chotapa is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385565**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 160 households**, the 113th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 160households
- 61.2%literacy
- 385565PIN code

## Chotapa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chotapa is 385565.** Chotapa falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385565
- Gram panchayatBevata
- Community development blockTharad
- Census village code507504

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

## How far is Chotapa from nearby towns?

- Tharad (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town)32 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 Chotapa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tharad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Chotapa known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and mustard**. About 91% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Chotapa

Of every 100 households in Chotapa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chotapa · ■ Tharad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chotapa?

■ Chotapa · ■ Tharad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**920

Working population ****51.4%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 215 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (6%) · **■** Other work 121 (22%) · **■** Marginal 185 (33%)

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 Tharad

- Medhala1,185 people
- Kumbhara1,168 people
- Therwada1,151 people
- Bhardasar1,109 people
- Dedudi1,066 people
- Patiyasara1,065 people
- Dolatpura1,062 people
- Karanpura1,057 people

[All 134 villages in Tharad](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/tharad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chotapa?385565
- How far is Chotapa from Palanpur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Chotapa?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chotapa in?Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Chotapa?61.2% (Census 2011)
