# Kotwa Village, Chakradharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakradharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Kotwa

Kotwa is a village in Chakradharpur sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 268 households**, the 26th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,325people (2011)
- 268households
- 60.5%literacy
- 833102PIN code

## Kotwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotwa is 833102.** Kotwa falls in Chakradharpur sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833102
- Gram panchayatPadmapur
- Community development blockChakradharpur
- Census village code377313

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

## How far is Kotwa from nearby towns?

- Chakradharpur (nearest town)6 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 Kotwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kotwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakradharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakradharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kotwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 62% of the 211 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 Kotwa

Of every 100 households in Kotwa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotwa · ■ Chakradharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****96%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kotwa?

■ Kotwa · ■ Chakradharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1383**

**976

Working population ****54.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 41.8% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (13%) · **■** Marginal 436 (61%)

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 Chakradharpur

- Dukri1,424 people
- Ajodhya1,396 people
- Pusalata1,374 people
- Nalita1,358 people
- Murhatu1,324 people
- Burigora1,319 people
- Deogoan1,310 people
- Barfia1,286 people

[All 181 villages in Chakradharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chakradharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotwa?833102
- What is the population of Kotwa?1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwa in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Chakradharpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwa?60.5% (Census 2011)