About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 334 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496554
Area (hectares)	170.45 hectares
Population	682
Male Population	334
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 64th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 170.45 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kotara

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

Kotara lies about 7.9 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 37 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 Kotara
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	37 km

Villages closest to Kotara

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

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Common questions about Kotara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 682. That makes it the 64th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kotara village has 334 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kotara is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotara covers 170.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotara falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotara is Raigarh, about 37 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 Kotara.

Kotara is about 7.9 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.9 km away. Raigarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.