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About Kotgaon Village

Kotgaon is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 342 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 263.46 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 342
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotgaon is the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 263.46 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 <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 Kotgaon from other places

Kotgaon lies about 33 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 53 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 town Bemetāra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 23 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 33 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 53 km

Villages closest to Kotgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Kotgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgaon village had a population of 746. That makes it the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Kotgaon village has 342 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgaon has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kotgaon is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgaon covers 263.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgaon falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgaon is Tilda-Neora, about 53 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 Kotgaon.

Kotgaon is about 33 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgaon is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Sahaspur Lohara is about 23 km away. Kabeerdham is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pailpar (2.9 km), Gaurjhumar (3.3 km) and Uslapur (4.2 km).

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

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