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About Kotni Village

Kotni is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,561, made up of 758 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 559.42 hectares
Population 1,561
Male Population 758
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotni compares

By the 2011 count Kotni is the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 559.42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kotni

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

Kotni lies about 22 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Raipur, about 7.0 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 Kotni
Nearest railway station Naya Raipur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 14 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 22 km

Villages closest to Kotni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotni village had a population of 1,561. That makes it the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kotni village has 758 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotni has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kotni is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotni covers 559.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotni falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotni is Naya Raipur, about 7.0 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 Kotni.

Kotni is about 22 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotni is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Naya Raipur is about 7.0 km away. Arang is about 14 km away. Nawāpāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandul (under 2 km), Dhamni (2.4 km) and Ganaud (2.4 km).

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

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