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About Kotmi Kalan Village

Kotmi Kalan is a large village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,134 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotmi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotmi Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 629.3 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotmi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kotmi Kalan is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 629.3 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kotmi Kalan

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

Kotmi Kalan lies about 82 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pendra Road, about 21 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 Kotmi Kalan
Nearest town Pasān 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 14 km
Nearest railway station Pendra Road 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 82 km

Villages closest to Kotmi Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra 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 Kotmi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotmi Kalan village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Kotmi Kalan village has 1,134 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotmi Kalan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kotmi Kalan is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotmi Kalan covers 629.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotmi Kalan falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotmi Kalan is Pendra Road, about 21 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 Kotmi Kalan.

Kotmi Kalan is about 82 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotmi Kalan is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 12 km away. Pendra is about 14 km away. Pendra Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakola (1.5 km), Deori Kalan (1.5 km) and Deori Khurd (2.7 km).

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

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