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About Kotgarh Village

Kotgarh is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 340 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 266.3 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 340
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kotgarh is the 122nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 266.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kotgarh

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

Kotgarh lies about 80 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 58 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 town Saraipali 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 33 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 80 km

Villages closest to Kotgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 684. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Kotgarh village has 340 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgarh has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kotgarh is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgarh covers 266.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgarh falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgarh is Bagbahra, about 58 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 Kotgarh.

Kotgarh is about 80 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgarh is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Pithora is about 33 km away. Bagbahra is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaskarapali (under 2 km), Jhapimauha (under 2 km) and Lawamauha (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.

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