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About Rani Kotla Village

Rani Kotla is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 225 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rani Kotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Kotla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 98.82 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 225
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rani Kotla compares

By the 2011 count Rani Kotla is the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 98.82 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 970.

Getting to Rani Kotla

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

Rani Kotla lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Rani Kotla
Nearest railway station Akaltara 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Rani 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.

Common questions about Rani Kotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Kotla village had a population of 438. That makes it the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Rani Kotla village has 225 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Kotla has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Rani Kotla covers 98.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rani Kotla falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rani Kotla is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Rani Kotla.

Rani Kotla is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rani Kotla is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 3.9 km away. Namhol is about 30 km away. Bilaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Kothi Batalan (under 2 km) and Kothi Harari (under 2 km).

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

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