# Kotgal Village, Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/gadchiroli/kotgal/ Village · Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli # Kotgal Kotgal is a village in Gadchiroli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,338 people in 821 households**, the 3rd largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 3,338people (2011) - 821households - 77.1%literacy - 1,025females per 1,000 males ## Kotgal PIN code and other codes Kotgal falls in Gadchiroli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGadchiroli - Census village code539114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotgal from nearby towns? - Gadchiroli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)7 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)7 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 Kotgal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kotgal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadchiroli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Indala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kotgal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Kotgal Of every 100 households in Kotgal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotgal · ■ Gadchiroli rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **68% Toilet within the home ****23%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **89% Use banking services ****50%** **63% Television ****43%** **25% Mobile phone ****38%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **32% Own their home ****84%** **92% 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 Kotgal? ■ Kotgal · ■ Gadchiroli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **993 Working population ****54.1%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 68.7% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 851 (47%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 380 (21%) · **■** Marginal 290 (16%) 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 Gadchiroli - Navegaon6,743 people - Porla4,005 people - Amirza2,830 people - Yevli2,428 people - Pardi Kupi2,301 people - Gogaon2,040 people [All 122 villages in Gadchiroli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/gadchiroli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kotgal from Gadchiroli?7 km by road - What is the population of Kotgal?3,338 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotgal in?Gadchiroli district (Gadchiroli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kotgal?77.1% (Census 2011)