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About Kotiya Village

Kotiya is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 375 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 229.61 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 375
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotiya compares

By the 2011 count Kotiya is the 70th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 229.61 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kotiya

Kotiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotiya from other places

Kotiya lies about 24 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 5.9 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 Kotiya
Nearest railway station Dagori 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 11 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Kotiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotiya village had a population of 728. That makes it the 70th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Kotiya village has 375 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotiya has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kotiya is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotiya covers 229.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotiya falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotiya is Dagori, about 5.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotiya.

Kotiya is about 24 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotiya is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 5.9 km away. Bilha is about 11 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorhabhaina (under 2 km), Mohtara (1.6 km) and Murkuta (2.1 km).

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

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