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About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 64 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 177026
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 64
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotla from other places

Kotla lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about under 2 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 Kotla
Nearest railway station Kargi Road under 2 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Kotla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 132. That makes it the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Kotla village has 64 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla is Kargi Road, about under 2 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotla.

Kotla is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kargi Road is about under 2 km away. Ratanpur is about 15 km away. Ghumarwin is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (4.7 km), Bhundal (8.4 km) and Bhareri (16 km).

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

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