About Kotgaon Village

Kotgaon is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 599 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491222
Area (hectares)	555.28 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	599
Female Population	646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotgaon is the 63rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 555.28 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 village. 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 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 5.9 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	Sikosa	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Balod	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	32 km

Villages closest to Kotgaon

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

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Common questions about Kotgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgaon village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kotgaon village has 599 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgaon has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kotgaon is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgaon covers 555.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgaon falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgaon is Sikosa, about 5.9 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 village for Kotgaon.

Kotgaon is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgaon is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 5.9 km away. Gunderdehi is about 6.4 km away. Balod is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.