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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HARSHADABEN
Contact: 94****3879
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- LGD code
- 522651
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population
- 1,411
- Households
- 304
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 801
Census 2011 · in context
How Kotba compares
By population, Kotba ranks #9 of 121 villages in Ahwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.3%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Kotba
- 60.3%
- Ahwa mandal
- 61.4%
- Dangs district
- 61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+26 vs mandal average
- Kotba
- 1,030
- Ahwa mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Kotba
- 4.6
- Ahwa mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kotba at a glance
Kotba is a village of 1,411 people in 304 households (Census 2011) in Ahwa taluka, Dangs district, Gujarat, the 9th-largest of 121 villages in Ahwa taluka. Literacy is 60%, 1 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394710, served by Ahwadangs post office; the LGD village code is 522651. The sarpanch is HARSHADABEN. The population is estimated at 1,664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhavalidod →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotba · this village | 1,411 | 60% | — |
| Dhavalidod · Ahwa | 2,280 | 62% | — |
| Dhuda · Ahwa | 789 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotba
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AHWA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHAVLIDOAD
- Total area (ha)
- 807.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 210.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kotba
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kotba
- LGD code
- 522651
- Pincode
- 394710
- Post office
- Ahwadangs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,411
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,664
- Households
- 304
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 60.3%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- HARSHADABEN
- Block / Mandal
- Ahwa
- Nearest PHC
- Gaurang Nursing Home (18.4 km)
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kotba
Other villages in Ahwa mandal
View all 60+ →- Dhavalidod
- Samgahan
- Malegaon
- Gadhvi
- Pimpri
- Don
- Hanwatchond
- Gadad
- Taklipada (Pipalaidevi)
- Jakhana
- Chinchli
- Linga
- Gondalvihir
- Kadmal(Gadadsaja)
- Nadagkhadi
- Mogra
- Nandanpeda
- Morzira
- Kalamvihir
- Jamlapada(Gadhvisaja)
- Chikatiya
- Chinchdhara
- Gadvihir
- Bhisya
- Gaurya
- Pipalghodi
- Kotamdar
- Gotiyamal
- Wasurna
- Mahalpada
- Galkund
- Borkhet
- Borkhal
- Sendriamba
- Dhuda
- Chankhal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)