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About Kotri Village

Kotri is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 760 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 178.4 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 760
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotri compares

By the 2011 count Kotri is the 30th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 178.4 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kotri

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

Kotri lies about 45 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 42 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 Kotri
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 3.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 35 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 42 km
District headquarters Raigarh 45 km

Villages closest to Kotri

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 Kotri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotri village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 30th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kotri village has 760 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotri has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kotri is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotri covers 178.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotri falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotri is Kharsia, about 42 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 Kotri.

Kotri is about 45 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotri is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 3.6 km away. Saraipali is about 35 km away. Kharsia is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardih (under 2 km), Udhara (under 2 km) and Panchpedi (under 2 km).

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

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