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Botha

Chhotedongar mandal
Pincode 494661
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita Gawade
Contact: 62****5711
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LGD code
449773
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population
558
Households
105
Literacy rate
12%
Sex ratio
1082 ♀/1000♂
Workers
354
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Raipur
159 km
Distance to Hyderabad
418 km
Nearest railway station
Antagarh · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hospital Pharasgaon · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Botha compares

By population, Botha ranks #12 of 55 villages in Chhotedongar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
12.0%
−21.0% vs mandal average
Botha
12.0%
Chhotedongar mandal
33.0%
Narayanpur district
40.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+78 vs mandal average
Botha
1,082
Chhotedongar mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Botha
5.3
Chhotedongar mandal
4.9

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

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Botha at a glance

Botha is a village of 558 people in 105 households (Census 2011) in Chhotedongar tehsil, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 12th-largest of 55 villages in Chhotedongar tehsil. Literacy is 12%, 21 points below the tehsil average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Narayanpur district centre, 48 km from Antagarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494661, served by Narayanpur (Narayanpur) post office; the LGD village code is 449773. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Pharasgaon, 15 km away. The sarpanch is Anita Gawade. The population is estimated at 541 in 2026, down 3% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Toynar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Botha · this village55812%
Botha · Pharasgaon32340%0 km N
Lawagaon · Karpawand1,06230%0.7 km SW
Madagaon · Devbhog2,03243%0.7 km SW
Madagaon · Pharasgaon42151%0.7 km SW
Madagaon · Kondagaon30116%0.7 km SW
Mokhagaon · Karpawand53241%0.7 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Botha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
2
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NARAYANPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
40
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TOYNAR
Total area (ha)
390.92
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
173.44

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

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Key facts — Botha

LGD code
449773
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population (Census 2011)
558
Population (projected 2026)
541
Households
105
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1082
Literacy rate
12.0%
Coordinates
19.82946°N, 81.49914°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Anita Gawade
Block / Mandal
Chhotedongar
Getting there

How to reach Botha

Mandal centre
Chhotedongar · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur159 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad418 km
  • Chennai762 km
  • Kolkata774 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAntagarh48 km
  • Hospital / PHCHospital Pharasgaon15 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India15 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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