About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 308 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	308
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 111th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kotra
Nearest railway station	Punsia	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 577. That makes it the 111th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kotra village has 308 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Kotra covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotra falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Punsia, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 5.1 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.