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About Kotari Village

Kotari is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 546 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 198.78 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 546
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotari compares

By the 2011 count Kotari is the 84th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 198.78 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kotari

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

Kotari lies about 42 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 27 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 Kotari
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 9.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 19 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Kotari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotari village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 84th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Kotari village has 546 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotari has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kotari is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotari covers 198.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotari falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotari is Kargi Road, about 27 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 village for Kotari.

Kotari is about 42 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotari is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 9.9 km away. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Kargi Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharakpur (under 2 km), Piparkhunti (under 2 km) and Paijaniya (under 2 km).

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

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