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About Botha Village

Botha is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 268 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Botha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Botha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 390.92 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 268
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Botha compares

By the 2011 count Botha is the 47th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 390.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Botha

Botha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Botha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Botha from other places

Botha lies about 29 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 48 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 Botha
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 29 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 48 km

Villages closest to Botha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Botha village had a population of 558. That makes it the 47th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Botha village has 268 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Botha has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Botha is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Botha covers 390.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Botha falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Botha is Antagarh, about 48 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 - 10 km distance for Botha.

Botha is about 29 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Botha is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 29 km away. Nārāinpur is about 29 km away. Antagarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borand (1.9 km), Netanar (2.6 km) and Aamgaon (4.3 km).

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

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