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About Kotmara Village

Kotmara is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 486 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotmara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 129.06 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 486
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotmara compares

By the 2011 count Kotmara is the 67th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 129.06 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kotmara

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

Kotmara lies about 52 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 47 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 Kotmara
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 5.2 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 47 km
District headquarters Raigarh 52 km

Villages closest to Kotmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotmara village had a population of 980. That makes it the 67th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kotmara village has 486 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotmara has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kotmara is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotmara covers 129.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotmara falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotmara is Kharsia, about 47 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 Kotmara.

Kotmara is about 52 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotmara is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 5.2 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Kharsia is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kateli (under 2 km), Boirmal (under 2 km) and Belpali (1.7 km).

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

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