# Kotay Village, Bhuj, Kachchh (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhuj, Kachchh 

# Kotay

Kotay is a village in Bhuj sub-district of Kachchh district, Gujarat, PIN code **370001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 219 households**, the 72nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,005people (2011)
- 219households
- 62.4%literacy
- 370001PIN code

## Kotay PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotay is 370001.** Kotay falls in Bhuj sub-district, Kachchh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code370001
- Gram panchayatKotay
- Community development blockBhuj
- Census village code506803

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

## How far is Kotay from nearby towns?

- Bhuj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhuj (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhuj (nearest town)21 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 Kotay?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kotay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lodai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhuj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhuj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kotay known for?

The main crops are **sesame, mung bean and cotton**. About 52% of the 2,126 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kotay

Of every 100 households in Kotay in 2011, 86 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kotay · ■ Bhuj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**75%

Use banking services ****41%**

**57%

Television ****62%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Kotay?

■ Kotay · ■ Bhuj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**932

Working population ****37.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (32%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Bhuj

- Rudramata1,104 people
- Chakar1,078 people
- Bhagadio1,032 people
- Ratiya1,019 people
- Gajod1,002 people
- Varnora Mota996 people
- Vadasar947 people
- Dhrang845 people

[All 159 villages in Bhuj](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kachchh/bhuj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotay?370001
- How far is Kotay from Bhuj?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kotay?1,005 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotay in?Kachchh district (Bhuj sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kotay?62.4% (Census 2011)