# Kotkhas Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/kotkhas/ Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu # Kotkhas Kotkhas is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,855 people in 361 households**, the 10th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 1,855people (2011) - 361households - 79.0%literacy - 822126PIN code ## Kotkhas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotkhas is 822126.** Kotkhas falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822126 - Gram panchayatKotkhas - Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur - Census village code366531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotkhas from nearby towns? - Modinagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town)17 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 Kotkhas? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotkhas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lesliganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kotkhas known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kotkhas Of every 100 households in Kotkhas in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotkhas · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **92% Tap water ****16%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **47% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****9%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****80%** **46% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kotkhas? ■ Kotkhas · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **944 Working population ****38.0%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 64.6% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 382 (54%) · **■** Marginal 307 (44%) 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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Darudih2,756 people - Kurainpatra2,207 people - Juru2,205 people - Dabra2,076 people - Sangbar1,842 people - Jamudih1,775 people - Tenar Alias Nawadih1,708 people - Munaria1,669 people [All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotkhas?822126 - How far is Kotkhas from Medininagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Kotkhas?1,855 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotkhas in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kotkhas?79.0% (Census 2011)