Skip to main content

About Kotgarh Village

Kotgarh is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,261 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 440.17 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,261
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kotgarh is the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 440.17 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kotgarh

Kotgarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotgarh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotgarh from other places

Kotgarh lies about 17 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Kotgarh
Nearest railway station Akaltara 3.9 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 17 km

Villages closest to Kotgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgarh village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Kotgarh village has 1,261 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgarh has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kotgarh is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgarh covers 440.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgarh falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgarh is Akaltara, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kotgarh.

Kotgarh is about 17 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgarh is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Akaltara is about 3.9 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmadpur (under 2 km), Bargawan (under 2 km) and Khatola (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All