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About Botiknera Village

Botiknera is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 547 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1183.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Botiknera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botiknera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 1183.38 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 547
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botiknera compares

By the 2011 count Botiknera is the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1183.38 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Botiknera

Botiknera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Botiknera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Botiknera from other places

Botiknera lies about 36 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 50 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 Botiknera
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 17 km
District headquarters Bastar 36 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 50 km

Villages closest to Botiknera

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

Common questions about Botiknera

As per the Census of India 2011, Botiknera village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 47th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Botiknera village has 547 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botiknera has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Botiknera is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Botiknera covers 1183.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botiknera falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Botiknera is Bade Arapur, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Botiknera is about 36 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botiknera is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 17 km away. Bastar is about 36 km away. Bade Arapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukurpal (6.5 km), Rajagaon (7.0 km) and Kukargarkapal (7.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Botiknera today is likely to be higher.

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