About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 670 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,306
Male Population	670
Female Population	636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 89th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kotara

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

Kotara 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 Kotara
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 Kotara

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 Kotara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 89th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kotara village has 670 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Kotara covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotara falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotara 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 Kotara.

Kotara 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.

Kotara 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.