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About Kotera Village

Kotera is a large village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,222, made up of 1,039 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1389.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 495688
Area (hectares) 1389.97 hectares
Population 2,222
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotera compares

By the 2011 count Kotera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1389.97 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1032.

Getting to Kotera

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

Kotera lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rajnandgaon, about 8.0 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 Kotera
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Rajnandgaon 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 34 km
District headquarters Durg 34 km

Villages closest to Kotera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Kotera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotera village had a population of 2,222. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Kotera village has 1,039 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotera has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kotera is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotera covers 1389.97 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.

Kotera falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotera is Rajnandgaon, about 8.0 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 Kotera.

Kotera is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotera is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 7.0 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 8.0 km away. Dondi Luhara 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 Bhanwarmara (4.0 km), Sambalpur (4.4 km) and Hardi (6.5 km).

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

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