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About Kotanpali Village

Kotanpali is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 280 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotanpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotanpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 292.27 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 280
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotanpali compares

By the 2011 count Kotanpali is the 126th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 292.27 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kotanpali

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

Kotanpali lies about 37 km from Mahasamund. 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 Kotanpali
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 6.9 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 37 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 37 km

Villages closest to Kotanpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotanpali village had a population of 592. That makes it the 126th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Kotanpali village has 280 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotanpali has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kotanpali is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotanpali covers 292.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotanpali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kotanpali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kotanpali is about 37 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotanpali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 6.9 km away. Mahasamund is about 37 km away. Mahāsamund is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma Pat Par (under 2 km), Birajpali (1.8 km) and Bhadarsi (2.4 km).

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

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