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About Kotmer Village

Kotmer is a mid sized village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 680 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotmer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotmer village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 1378.75 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 680
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotmer compares

By the 2011 count Kotmer is the 36th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 1378.75 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kotmer

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

Kotmer lies about 24 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Urga, about 19 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 Kotmer
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Urga 19 km
District headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Kotmer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotmer village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 36th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Kotmer village has 680 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotmer has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kotmer is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotmer covers 1378.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotmer falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotmer is Urga, about 19 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 village for Kotmer.

Kotmer is about 24 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotmer is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Kartala is about 4.5 km away. Urga is about 19 km away. Korba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patrapali (under 2 km), Srimar (4.0 km) and Koi (4.1 km).

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

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