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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 330 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 322.83 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 330
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 105th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 322.83 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kota

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

Kota lies about 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 17 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 Kota
Tehsil headquarters Berla 15 km
Nearest railway station Urkura 17 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 18 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 685. That makes it the 105th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kota village has 330 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 322.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Urkura, about 17 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 Kota.

Kota is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 15 km away. Urkura is about 17 km away. Ahīwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirda (2.0 km), Akoli (2.7 km) and Silghat (2.9 km).

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

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