About Kotla Village

Kotla is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 230 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, 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	Namhol
Pincode	174033
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	230
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Kotla is the 17th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kotla

Kotla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotla as Available within village. 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 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	Namhol	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 Namhol 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.

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Common questions about Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla village had a population of 470. That makes it the 17th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kotla village has 230 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kotla is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotla falls under Namhol 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kargi Road is about under 2 km away. Ratanpur is about 15 km away. Namhol is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.