Kotgarh, Akaltara, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kotgarh


The village Kotgarh is located in Akaltara Tahsil of Janjgir-Champa District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kotgarh Gram Panchayat. It comes under Akaltara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Akaltara, which is about 3 kilometers away from Kotgarh.

Travel and Communication for Kotgarh


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kotgarh


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kotgarh is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kotgarh is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kotgarh


As per available data from the year 2009, 2551 persons live in 545 house holds in the village Kotgarh. There are 1290 female individuals and 1261 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.57% and males constitute 49.43% of the total population.

There are 492 scheduled castes persons of which 255 are females and 237 are males. Females constitute 51.83% and males constitute 48.17% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.29% of the total population.

There are 1000 scheduled tribes persons of which 525 are females and 475 are males. Females constitute 52.5% and males constitute 47.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 39.2% of the total population.

Population density of Kotgarh is 579.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kotgarh


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Total area of Kotgarh is 440.17 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 308.2 ha. About 292.67 ha is un-irrigated area. About 42.24 ha is irrigated area. About 22.83 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 11.19 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 8.22 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 48.55 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 53.65 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 7.2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1.18 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.78 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.31 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kotgarh


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a government primary school in the village Kotgarh.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

Colleges in Kotgarh


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotgarh.

Other Educational Facilities in Kotgarh


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Akaltara, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Pamgarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotgarh.

Healthcare Facilities in Kotgarh


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Kotgarh or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kotgarh.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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