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About Kotagaon Village

Kotagaon is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 965 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1112.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 1112.58 hectares
Population 1,967
Male Population 965
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 1112.58 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Kotagaon

Kotagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotagaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kotagaon from other places

Kotagaon lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 8.5 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 Kotagaon
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 8.5 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 9.5 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Kotagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotagaon village had a population of 1,967. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kotagaon village has 965 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotagaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kotagaon is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotagaon covers 1112.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotagaon falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotagaon is Gudum, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance for Kotagaon.

Kotagaon is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotagaon is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Dondi is about 4.7 km away. Gudum is about 8.5 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairwahi (2.9 km), Adejhar (3.0 km) and Belargondi Alias Sattaitola (3.3 km).

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

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