Geographic Location of Kotchhal

The village Kotchhal is located in Mainpat Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Kotchhal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mainpat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 75 kilometers away from Kotchhal.

Travel and Communication for Kotchhal

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kotchhal

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

Social Structure of Kotchhal

As per available data from the year 2009, 1962 persons live in 422 house holds in the village Kotchhal. There are 986 female individuals and 976 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.25% and males constitute 49.75% of the total population.

There are 101 scheduled castes persons of which 53 are females and 48 are males. Females constitute 52.48% and males constitute 47.52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.15% of the total population.

There are 1607 scheduled tribes persons of which 800 are females and 807 are males. Females constitute 49.78% and males constitute 50.22% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 81.91% of the total population.

Population density of Kotchhal is 28.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kotchhal

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Total area of Kotchhal is 6930.22 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 5533.96 ha. About 5518.54 ha is un-irrigated area. About 49.62 ha is irrigated area. About 2.68 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 46.94 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 55.37 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 775.43 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 193.61 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 193.72 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 170.08 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kotchhal

There are no pre-primary schools in the village Kotchhal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Kotchhal.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Kotchhal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dagbudhha, which is 5-10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There are no senior secondary schools in the village Kotchhal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Colleges in Kotchhal

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 Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

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

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 Kotchhal.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Kotchhal

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Kotchhal

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kotchhal.

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