About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 755 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	1,449
Male Population	755
Female Population	694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 74th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kota

Kota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kota 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 Kota from other places

Kota lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 Kota
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 Kota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 74th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kota village has 755 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Kota covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 Kota.

Kota is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 2.1 km away. Barsoi is about 3.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.