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About Kotgaon Village

Kotgaon is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 464 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 492109
Area (hectares) 304.95 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 464
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotgaon is the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 304.95 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kotgaon

Kotgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotgaon from other places

Kotgaon lies about 35 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Chataud, about 1.7 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 Kotgaon
Nearest railway station Chataud 1.7 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 16 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 35 km

Villages closest to Kotgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgaon village had a population of 938. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Kotgaon village has 464 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgaon has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kotgaon is 492109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgaon covers 304.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgaon falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgaon is Chataud, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotgaon.

Kotgaon is about 35 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgaon is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Chataud is about 1.7 km away. Nawāpāra is about 13 km away. Kurud is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulhadi (under 2 km), Dhetha (1.5 km) and Darba (1.7 km).

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

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