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About Kotenar Village

Kotenar is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 140 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotenar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotenar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494661
Population 271
Male Population 140
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotenar compares

By the 2011 count Kotenar is the 30th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kotenar

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

Kotenar lies about 37 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 62 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 Kotenar
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 9.5 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 37 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 37 km
Nearest railway station Gidam 62 km

Villages closest to Kotenar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotenar village had a population of 271. That makes it the 30th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kotenar village has 140 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotenar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kotenar is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotenar falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotenar is Gidam, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Kotenar.

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

Kotenar is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 9.5 km away. Narayanpur is about 37 km away. Nārāinpur 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 Adnar (2.2 km), Tadanar (2.2 km) and Tadnar (2.2 km).

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

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