# Kostala Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Kostala

Kostala is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 223 households**, the 44th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 939people (2011)
- 223households
- 62.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Kostala PIN code and other codes

Kostala falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541826

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

## How far is Kostala from nearby towns?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)30 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 Kostala?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakkadkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kostala known for?

About 44% of the 990 hectares of village land is sown, and 417 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 Kostala

Of every 100 households in Kostala in 2011, 66 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kostala · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**76%

Tap water ****66%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**41%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**86%

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 Kostala?

■ Kostala · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**926

Working population ****60.1%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 52.5% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 258 (46%)

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 Rajura

- Waroda962 people
- Kohapara955 people
- Sonurli953 people
- Goyegaon950 people
- Kalamana923 people
- Kawitpeth923 people
- Kolgaon905 people
- Bhurkunda Bk883 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kostala from Chandrapur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kostala?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kostala in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kostala?62.5% (Census 2011)