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About Kotrapal Village

Kotrapal is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 207 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1029.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotrapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotrapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 1029.32 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 207
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotrapal compares

By the 2011 count Kotrapal is the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 1029.32 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Kotrapal

Kotrapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotrapal 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 Kotrapal from other places

Kotrapal lies about 29 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 35 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 Kotrapal
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 7.7 km
District headquarters Bijapur 29 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 35 km
Nearest town Bacheli 46 km

Villages closest to Kotrapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotrapal village had a population of 469. That makes it the 45th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kotrapal village has 207 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotrapal has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Kotrapal is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotrapal covers 1029.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotrapal falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotrapal is Kamalur, about 35 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 Kotrapal.

Kotrapal is about 29 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotrapal is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 7.7 km away. Bijapur is about 29 km away. Kamalur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karemarka (3.7 km), Karremarka (3.7 km) and Matwada (3.9 km).

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

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