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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Kottaguda

कोट्टागुडा
Usur mandal
Pincode 494447
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kottaguda observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
babita modiyam
Contact: 93****0729
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LGD code
450889
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population
311
Households
79
Literacy rate
16.4%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
183
Distance to district centre
44 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Raipur
318 km
Distance to Hyderabad
287 km
Nearest railway station
Kirandul · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government SHC Hospital · 37 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kottaguda compares

By population, Kottaguda ranks #64 of 132 villages in Usur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
16.4%
−9.5% vs mandal average
Kottaguda
16.4%
Usur mandal
25.9%
Bijapur district
34.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+4 vs mandal average
Kottaguda
981
Usur mandal
977
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
Kottaguda
3.9
Usur mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kottaguda at a glance

Kottaguda is a village of 311 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Usur tehsil, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, the 64th-largest of 132 villages in Usur tehsil. Literacy is 16%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 26% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Bijapur district centre, 38 km from Kirandul railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494447, served by Awapalli post office; the LGD village code is 450889. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government SHC Hospital, 37 km away. The sarpanch is babita modiyam. The population is estimated at 367 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chipurbhatti

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kottaguda · this village31116%
Kottaguda · Jagargunda62110%0 km N
Kottaguda · Bhopalpattnam16245%0 km N
Chutwahi · Usur3883%5.1 km S
Tekalgudiam · Jagargunda27333%5.4 km SW
Konjed · Usur1770%5.4 km W
Narsapur · Usur2981%6 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottaguda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAGDALPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
210
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
19
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHIRPUR BHATTI
Total area (ha)
422.64
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
171.36

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kottaguda

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kottaguda

LGD code
450889
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population (Census 2011)
311
Population (projected 2026)
367
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
16.4%
Coordinates
18.46657°N, 80.94947°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijapur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
babita modiyam
Block / Mandal
Usur
Getting there

How to reach Kottaguda

Mandal centre
Usur · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bijapur · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur318 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad287 km
  • Chennai603 km
  • Bengaluru709 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKirandul38 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment SHC Hospital37 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM Bijapur39 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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