# Kotara Village, Korchi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/korchi/kotara/ Village · Korchi, Gadchiroli # Kotara Kotara is a village in Korchi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,176 people in 193 households**, the 5th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 1,176people (2011) - 193households - 80.9%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Kotara PIN code and other codes Kotara falls in Korchi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKorchi - Census village code538742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotara from nearby towns? - Korchi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)125 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)85 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 Kotara? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kotara; 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 · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Korachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Kotara known for? About 72% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Kotara Of every 100 households in Kotara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotara · ■ Korchi rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **40% Toilet within the home ****3%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****96%** **88% Television ****19%** **14% Mobile phone ****9%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **20% Own their home ****89%** **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 Kotara? ■ Kotara · ■ Korchi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **1013 Working population ****46.9%** **57.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 74.7% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (12%) · **■** Marginal 73 (13%) 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 Korchi - Korchi3,256 people - Maseli1,339 people - Betakathi1,239 people - Kotgul1,226 people - Kochinara1,159 people - Bedgaon1,146 people - Bihate Kala1,094 people - Bori838 people [All 133 villages in Korchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/korchi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kotara from Gadchiroli?125 km by road - What is the population of Kotara?1,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotara in?Gadchiroli district (Korchi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kotara?80.9% (Census 2011)