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About Kotaguda Village

Kotaguda is a mid sized village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 302 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1548.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 1548.67 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 302
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotaguda compares

By the 2011 count Kotaguda is the 37th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 1548.67 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kotaguda

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

Kotaguda lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 39 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 Kotaguda
Tehsil headquarters Konta 33 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 34 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 39 km

Villages closest to Kotaguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaguda village had a population of 621. That makes it the 37th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kotaguda village has 302 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaguda has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kotaguda is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaguda covers 1548.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotaguda falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotaguda is Kirandul, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Kotaguda.

Kotaguda is about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotaguda is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Konta is about 33 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 33 km away. Malakanagiri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotaiguda (under 2 km), Nagaram (2.3 km) and Jagargunda (5.9 km).

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

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