# Kottamal Village, Sironcha, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sironcha, Gadchiroli 

# Kottamal

Kottamal is a village in Sironcha sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 86 households**, the 69th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 325people (2011)
- 86households
- 60.9%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Kottamal PIN code and other codes

Kottamal falls in Sironcha sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSironcha
- Census village code540042

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

## How far is Kottamal from nearby towns?

- Sironcha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)212 km by road
- Warangal (nearest town)110 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 Kottamal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ragpapalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironcha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Kottamal known for?

About 45% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Kottamal

Of every 100 households in Kottamal in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kottamal · ■ Sironcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**61%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Kottamal?

■ Kottamal · ■ Sironcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**967

Working population ****75.4%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 54.0% for women. 72% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (82%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Sironcha

- Chintalpalli348 people
- Ganjiramannapeta348 people
- Tumnur Mal333 people
- Mandalapur326 people
- Sunkaralli324 people
- Amdeli320 people
- Aipeta Ry.293 people
- Kistyaplli292 people

[All 147 villages in Sironcha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/sironcha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kottamal from Gadchiroli?212 km by road
- What is the population of Kottamal?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottamal in?Gadchiroli district (Sironcha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kottamal?60.9% (Census 2011)