# Kotan Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Kotan

Kotan is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,338 people in 277 households**, the 30th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 1,338people (2011)
- 277households
- 70.6%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Kotan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotan is 185111.** Kotan falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatKotan
- Community development blockMendhar
- Census village code001218

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

## How far is Kotan from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)31 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)42 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 Kotan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kotan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Punch
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punch
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Kotan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 49% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Kotan

Of every 100 households in Kotan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kotan · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kotan?

■ Kotan · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**891

Working population ****29.4%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 61.2% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (18%) · **■** Marginal 323 (82%)

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 Mendhar

- Pathanatir1,791 people
- Topa1,742 people
- Narol1,613 people
- Prat1,429 people
- Basuni1,290 people
- Chak Banola1,242 people
- Sailani1,213 people
- Harni1,192 people

[All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotan?185111
- How far is Kotan from Punch?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kotan?1,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotan in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kotan?70.6% (Census 2011)