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About Botka Village

Botka is a small village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 233 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Botka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 289.62 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 233
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botka compares

By the 2011 count Botka is the 115th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 289.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Botka

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

Botka lies about 50 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 41 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 Botka
Tehsil headquarters Berla 14 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 41 km
District headquarters Durg 50 km

Villages closest to Botka

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 Botka

As per the Census of India 2011, Botka village had a population of 456. That makes it the 115th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Botka village has 233 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botka has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Botka is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Botka covers 289.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botka falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Botka is Tilda-Neora, about 41 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 Botka.

Botka is about 50 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botka is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 14 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniyari (1.9 km), Singhauri (2.4 km) and Mohbhatha (2.7 km).

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

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