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About Kotarimal Village

Kotarimal is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 465 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotarimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotarimal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 634.29 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 465
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotarimal compares

By the 2011 count Kotarimal is the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 634.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Kotarimal

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

Kotarimal lies about 7.1 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 1.9 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 Kotarimal
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 1.9 km
District headquarters Raigarh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 34 km

Villages closest to Kotarimal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotarimal village had a population of 909. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Kotarimal village has 465 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotarimal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Kotarimal is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotarimal covers 634.29 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.

Kotarimal falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotarimal is Kotarlia, about 1.9 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 Kotarimal.

Kotarimal is about 7.1 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotarimal is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 1.9 km away. Raigarh is about 7.1 km away. Gharghoda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puri (5.9 km), Rai (7.1 km) and Kathrapali (10 km).

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

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