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About Botka Village

Botka is a small village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 144 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.8 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 Thanakhamria
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 177.8 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 144
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botka compares

By the 2011 count Botka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 177.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Beltara, Bhanora, Bharampuri and Bhusandi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 273. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Botka village has 144 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botka has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Botka covers 177.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botka falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Botka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Botka.

Botka is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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